Free listening services for the elderly
Many senior citizens feel lonely and want to talk to someone or simply need listening to. The Society for Serving Seniors offers PESU - Personalized Ear-lending Services Unlimited over the phone, free of charge, using a group of volunteers.
ONE OF most serious problems of senior citizens is that they feel utterly lonely and left out. They have no one to talk to or listen to them. As they are not gainfully employed they have no routine work to engage them. Apart from a few hours spent in walking, eating, performing Puja etc they do not know what to do with so much time on their hands. They are mobile enough to go to Day Care Centers or clubs. If some volunteers visit them, talk to them at regular intervals that will be a great help.
Keeping the above in view the Society for Serving Seniors based in Secunderabad has started offering a specialized service to tackle loneliness problems in senior citizens. This is called PESU which stands for “Personalized Ear-lending Services Unlimited”. Here some trained senior citizen volunteer listens to you over the phone at a scheduled time. Listening is neutral, confidential, non-judgmental, unbiased, non-advising and supportive. It involves simple, plain listening with empathy in a language you are comfortable with. You do not need to move out of your house. Our volunteers are just a phone call away. You are not required to learn and apply anything new. No solutions are offered. Plain simple ear-lending service is offered. Senior Citizens may avail themselves of this free service by contacting the society office.
PESU - What does the service consist of?
Who are the Volunteers?
The organizers have enlisted the co-operation of many senior citizens who have agreed to volunteer this service. They decide the time for taking calls, put their phone numbers & email addresses in public domain, mention the languages they are comfortable with etc. Many of them know the seriousness of the problem as they are senior citizens themselves. They know what it is to be lonely and craving to be talked to or listened to. Most of them have retired from senior positions in industry, government, military, and consultancies and as independent professionals. They are decent, educated, and polite. Listeners in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, English, Hindi, Malayalam and Konkani are now available. At present nearly fifteen volunteers are available.
Why will you choose this service?
• You may be lonely and just want to talk to someone.
• You have a problem and would like to pour it out and unburden yourself.
• You just want to share your experience, ideas and information with someone.
• You are rehearsing to say something important to someone and would like a listener to start with.
• You have something to confess and prefer non-religious confession platform / person who would not put you under any obligation.
• You want to share some grief or a sudden disappointment in your life.
If you are a lucky senior citizen who is not lonely please pass on the information to someone who may need it.
• You have a problem and would like to pour it out and unburden yourself.
• You just want to share your experience, ideas and information with someone.
• You are rehearsing to say something important to someone and would like a listener to start with.
• You have something to confess and prefer non-religious confession platform / person who would not put you under any obligation.
• You want to share some grief or a sudden disappointment in your life.
If you are a lucky senior citizen who is not lonely please pass on the information to someone who may need it.
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