The Elderly we care for

The Elderly people we serve are brought to our attention in many ways, principally through referrals from social workers, occupational therapists, public health nurses, general practitioners and psychiatrists who work in the field of old age.

A typical referral would outline the circumstances of a lonely and isolated elderly giving the reasons for the referral and explaining why the writer believes the old person would greatly benefit from our visitation scheme.

Some of our elderly friends and volunteers enjoying a garden on a summer day trip to Roscrea

At present Friends of the Elderly is actively involved with 360 old people in the Dublin City area. We at Friends of the Elderly work to alleviate loneliness and isolation among these old people by providing friendship, social contact and opportunities for participating in community activities.

The average age of our Elderly friends is 76 years and within our total membership women out number men by three to one. We try to help socially, emotionally and in many other ways. Friends of the Elderly often co-operates with other groups working in the same field.

"Let us not let them feel old when their hearts are still young."

If you are interested in referring an older person to Friends of the Elderly, please feel free to complete this application form and either post to: Friends of the Elderly Ireland, 25 Bolton Street, Dublin1, or e-mail to info@friendsoftheelderly.ie