Reflections on being a volunteer in a nursing home

When we participate in nursing home activities, we as volunteers will also feel happy. After all, we can help the elderly in need through our efforts, which also gives us a lot to gain. The following is the "Impressions of Volunteering in Nursing Homes" compiled by me for everyone. It is for reference only. You are welcome to read it. Reflections on being a volunteer in a nursing home (1)

On x, x, under the leadership of xx, we came to xx nursing home to launch a volunteer activity for the elderly living in the elderly service center. In the cold wind, everyone gathered on time and boarded the bus to their destination. However, this is not just an activity, but a journey of enlightenment. Although the event lasted only one and a half hours, my thoughts were refined in this short time.

In the elderly service center, there are several elderly people who can no longer express their thoughts in words due to their advanced age. When they are cold but unable to reach for their clothes, when they want to move to the seat next to them but cannot reach it due to inconvenience of their legs and feet, their thin bodies are swaying, and the helpless combination of desire in their eyes and the expression of reality makes them feel... People can't help but shed tears in the corners of their eyes - they once had such strong bodies, and they once contributed to their families and society, but they lived so tiredly in their later years.

Everyone is working hard and struggling for their livelihood in this rapidly developing society. However, how can this be an excuse for us to abandon the elderly? Without the efforts of the elderly, where would our food and clothing come from? Without the care of the elderly, how can we grow up with strong protection? Without the support of the elderly, where would we have the foundation and strength to stand on as a society? Thinking about this, how can you still bear to let the old man look at a photo on his bedside and miss the family who abandoned him on a day when he should be allowed to enjoy his old age in peace? Perhaps, it is only by seeing the tears of the old people and listening to their stories that we can have such a profound understanding: what a warm and happy scene the two and a half pairs of footprints on the beach are.

At the same time, as a student majoring in XX, I also deeply feel the burden on me when I look at the living conditions and living environment of the elderly in the elderly service center. If everyone could pay more attention to the elderly people who have no choice but to live in nursing homes, buy them timely clothes when the weather is cold, and send them care and companionship when they are lonely, I think, the faces of the elderly people will be engraved with the vicissitudes of time. It should bring smiles and comfort. In addition, watching the senior brothers and sisters in the XX profession stand aside and silently observe each elderly person, their names, physical conditions, and mental conditions are all well known to them.

Seeing this scene, I suddenly felt full of hope: Yes, even though the old man is not accompanied by his family, he can still have this group of young and passionate young people paying attention and caring. This warmth warms our chests and warms our dedication and love. With the experience and insights from this event, I understand better that we need to care for every elderly person around us in a timely manner. Maybe the harmonious society that "takes care of me and others in old age" is still a little far away, but only if we try our best and use our heart, can we avoid the grief and regret of "children who want to take care of themselves but cannot be cared for"!

The event is over, but my heart is still shocked. In the days to come, we should carry this touch and insight, and this profoundness, be kind to the elders around us, and strive to improve ourselves to create a better environment for them in their later years. I think this is the most precious treasure of this event. Thoughts on being a volunteer in a nursing home (2)

Not long ago, our Youth Volunteer Team of the Student Union of the Youth League Branch of xx College organized a trip to the xx Senior Apartment. Under the bright sunshine, at about 12 o'clock at noon, we set off with great excitement. We walked to xx and then took the bus to the senior citizen apartment. On the way to the senior housing, I was wondering what the senior housing would be like? Is it like the nursing home on TV? After more than half an hour's drive, just when I was still imagining what a senior citizen's apartment would look like, we arrived at our destination, District xx.

After getting off the car, we walked along a path and walked a hundred or two hundred meters. We arrived at xx Senior Apartment. At this time, many people had gathered in front of the door, and they were also students of our school. The apartment was renovated from a private house, and the conditions were not as good as I expected. When we went there, the apartment staff simply decorated it because we also had to perform a show for the elderly. There is a pond in front of the apartment. There is a corridor made of pillars from the front door to the middle of the pond. The environment is quite good.

Since the old people were still taking a nap when we went, we had enough time to prepare for the show. We visited in front of the door. The environment was not bad, but the place was a bit small and there were no extra activities. place. At two o'clock, the old people woke up from their nap, and the staff of the elderly apartment began to push the old people in wheelchairs out. We all went up to help. Some old people with mobility difficulties walked slowly with crutches, and we supported the old people. They take their seats. There are also some elderly people who cannot come out and stay in their rooms. Some of our volunteers go to the rooms to chat with them.

After all the old people arrived, our performance began. Although the conditions were not very good, our performance was still very good, which made the old people feel warm and happy during the performance. , the old people are very happy to see it. Our mission is to make the old people happy and not let them feel lonely. Our show was over before we knew it. After the show, we started to distribute some fruits we brought to the old people. We felt very relieved to see how happy the old people were.

Then, we started pushing the old man back to his room. The old man on the first floor had difficulty moving, but the old man on the second floor could basically walk slowly. I was chatting with the old man in a room on the second floor. , that room was a three-person room, and when I went there, there were only two old people there. After chatting with me, I learned that one old man used to teach ball games. He was stronger than the other old people, and he still walked with energy; There is also an old man who is an old principal and also a cultural person. The two old men are very optimistic about us volunteering, and they also praise our current college students.

We chatted with them, talking about the past, how they used to teach students, and talking about sports with him. The old man talked about how he was very proud when he was young, and the students he taught are basically very good now. He was proud of his career. We chatted a lot with the old man. We proposed to take a photo with the old man and took many photos. It was getting late and we had to leave. We reluctantly said goodbye to the old man. You can see There was reluctance in the eyes of the old man, and he waved goodbye to us.

After we came out, our hearts were a little heavy. All we could do was to be ourselves, be filial to our parents, and repay our gratitude to our parents, because what I am today is entirely because of what my parents gave me. No one can be ungrateful. , we must know how to repay our gratitude to our parents! Reflections on being a volunteer in a nursing home (3)

The Chinese nation has the traditional virtue of respecting and respecting the elderly. The Youth Association organized this activity for us. Having grown up under the care of my grandma since I was a child, I have now decided to join the Youth League. Association, choose to be a volunteer and do your best to give a little love.

At 7:20 in the morning, our youth association officers and some reporters from the press team gathered at Zhixing Building. We also brought a piece of fruit and some ingredients. After a while, we Arriving at the nursing home, as soon as I walked into the yard, I saw some grandparents who had gotten up early, and looked at the kind and kind faces on their faces. It seemed as if we could vaguely see the grandma at home. When we walked into the old man's house and walked beside the old man, we didn't dare to open the door and say the first words to them. On the contrary, the old people were more proactive than us. They led them With a kind face, he talked to shy people like us, thus breaking the quiet scene.

Later, we not only visited the elderly one by one and brought them warmth, but the aunties who took care of the elderly there told us the past stories of these aging elderly people and told us how much they missed their parents and relatives. My children are away from home all the time because of their busy work. They have no one to chat with them at home and they talk to themselves. Instead of dying alone, they come to the nursing home to get along with their peers day and night, so that they can feel the infinite beauty of the sunset. , but the children don't know that when their children want to support them but they don't wait for them, it's too late. When will they understand that these parents who are waiting for them want to see them every day.

In the communication with the elderly, I listened to them talk about the bitter past of their youth, and they talked about the past of their children when they were young. I took the trouble to teach them many things.

They never ask for anything in return. They just hope that their children will be safe and everything will be fine. But when they are old, have their children ever done this?

In this activity, we acted as their grandchildren, chatting with them, rubbing their backs, serving them tea and water, giving them fruits and candies, and taking them for a walk. , cooking for them, etc., these little bits and pieces of being with them make me miss them endlessly. It reminds me of the old saying "I am old and I am old", and we should treat our elders like ourselves. , be kind to all the elderly in the world. Respecting the old and loving the young is what we should do.

When we were about to leave the nursing home, I felt a lot of reluctance in my heart. When I was about to step through the iron gate. Almost shed tears. Maybe it's because I think about it with the elderly at home and I suddenly have a deep understanding of it. I hope that through this activity, we can improve our social practice ability, strengthen our love, and also let me understand the meaning of love and dedication. I hope to participate in such activities again and continue to pass on traditional virtues.