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So I'm a volunteer at a care place and I am very grateful that I got this opportunity. However I really hate it coz I cant do anything at all. Not allowed to touch patients or help them with things. So my job is to talk to the patients. However, since they are all elderly folk(all 20 or less of them), they are mostly asleep/cant really talk. So I have nothing to do. Most of my time at the careplace is just standing around. I spend like 10minutes with each of the 3 patients last time. I dont know if I should stop volunteering?

I hate it so I want to, but I dont want to disappoint the peole who basically let me do this even though they could say NO.

I'm just hoping that my police check fails or something but I know it wouldnt coz theres no reason it should.

ARGH!! I feel like such a horrible person. I even planned my excuse that I have tests and exams coming up so I have to study and have no time. But thats just bull.

Reply 1

supernova2

11

why dont you ask them is there anymore you can do and explain. Its not exactly horrible wanting to do more to help.

Reply 2

beach surf babe

14

Can you not talk to you supervisor or similar and ask if you can have a more active role.

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

OP

I am not allowed to as I am underage for one and secondly, become of possible litigation. Say a patient needs help standing up, I have to ask them to wait then walk to ask a member of the staff to help because I just cant. NOT allowed to.

I guess its not really that they dont want my help but because the way things work I just cant do stuff.

Reply 4

beach surf babe

14

Well if you are unhappy then try and and get a placement somewhere else-you aren't obliged to stay.

Reply 5

Sunofnight

3

Anonymous

So I'm a volunteer at a care place and I am very grateful that I got this opportunity. However I really hate it coz I cant do anything at all. Not allowed to touch patients or help them with things. So my job is to talk to the patients. However, since they are all elderly folk(all 20 or less of them), they are mostly asleep/cant really talk. So I have nothing to do. Most of my time at the careplace is just standing around. I spend like 10minutes with each of the 3 patients last time. I dont know if I should stop volunteering?

I hate it so I want to, but I dont want to disappoint the peole who basically let me do this even though they could say NO.

I'm just hoping that my police check fails or something but I know it wouldnt coz theres no reason it should.

ARGH!! I feel like such a horrible person. I even planned my excuse that I have tests and exams coming up so I have to study and have no time. But thats just bull.

If you don't enjoy it then there is no point doing it.

Reply 6

goodLife

Anonymous

So I'm a volunteer at a care place and I am very grateful that I got this opportunity. However I really hate it coz I cant do anything at all. Not allowed to touch patients or help them with things. So my job is to talk to the patients. However, since they are all elderly folk(all 20 or less of them), they are mostly asleep/cant really talk. So I have nothing to do. Most of my time at the careplace is just standing around. I spend like 10minutes with each of the 3 patients last time. I dont know if I should stop volunteering?

I hate it so I want to, but I dont want to disappoint the peole who basically let me do this even though they could say NO.

I'm just hoping that my police check fails or something but I know it wouldnt coz theres no reason it should.

ARGH!! I feel like such a horrible person. I even planned my excuse that I have tests and exams coming up so I have to study and have no time. But thats just bull.

Hi, how many weeks have you been volunteering? I was in EXACTLY the same situation as you there was nothing to do at all and I felt like I was mithering everyone. I went the second week and as soon as the staff saw me the cleaner turned to a nurse and said 'Didn't you tell them that we don't need any volunteers' the nurse said something then the cleaner said 'well she might as well stay for today but we really don't need anyone'.
I know it sounds pathetic but I just said that Id go home and went, crying on the way lol.
I asked if I could be tranferred but the person in charge said that there where no other wards and that that was the only ward available, she had a word with the staff and told me to go back so I did :rolleyes:

There were different staff on though and gave me odd jobs to do like refill the ward cupboards, fold bags and set the tables ready for lunch.

So don't feel that you are useless maybe the staff should be more friendly, try and volunteer at certain times like meal times and ask if there are any odd jobs you can be doing, there must be something!

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