Roscommon Friendly Call Service
LAUNCHED in October 2008, the Roscommon Friendly Call Service has gone from strength to strength over the past number of years, in providing an innovative and unique service to the county’s older community.
The Friendly Call Service
The Friendly Call Service provides a weekly phone call to clients and provides social contact for at times, a forgotten generation. The idea of the service is extremely simple, making a phone call to each client once or twice a week to ensure their well-being and also to remind them of hospital and doctors’ appointments if needed etc. The volunteers who operate the service are senior citizens, who have plenty in common with the clients and understand issues concerning older people living in County Roscommon.
A free service
The Friendly Call Service works towards improving and protecting the social living standards, and very importantly in reducing the feeling of isolation often experienced by people living in rural areas. The service is fully supported by public health nurses around the county who engage with older people, and they encourage people to avail of the service.
Roscommon Friendly Call Service provides a free telephone support service to the clients, to check on their well-being. This involves telephoning the client as often as they require which often involves just a quick chat. This is a free service.
The friendly call service also acts as an emergency action service. In the event of there being no response to the call by the client, the friendly call service volunteer will contact a next of kin to check on the client’s well-being before contacting emergency services if it is deemed necessary.
For general queries and information on this service please contact us on 086 4124096 or friendlycall@ridc.ie
Meet the Team:
Sandra Quigley
