Articles and guides

Practical knowledge about loneliness, care and supporting older people — for families, volunteers and donors

Loneliness in older age — signs, effects and how to help

Loneliness among older people is a quiet epidemic with real health consequences. What the signs are, why it happens, and how any of us can help someone feel they belong again.

4 min read

How to tell an older relative needs help — a guide for families

A parent, grandparent or older neighbour will not always ask for help, even when they need it. The signs to look for in the home, the body and behaviour — and what to do when you spot them.

3 min read

Home visits for older adults — what they involve and why they matter

A weekly visit to an older person living alone is far more than a conversation. What actually happens on a visit, the difference it makes, and how to become a home-visit volunteer.

3 min read

Volunteering with older adults — a guide for getting started

Thinking about volunteering with older people but not sure where to begin? A practical guide to the kinds of roles, what is required, how much time it takes, and how it will change you too.

3 min read

Donating to a charity for older adults — why it matters and where the money goes

Where your donation goes and how it becomes home visits, food parcels and medicine. Everything worth knowing before you give.

2 min read

Good days at the festivals too — how not to leave an older person alone

The festivals sharpen the loneliness of the many older people with no one to sit at the table with. Practical ways to give an older person a good day — and how the charity does it.

3 min read

When there is no one to notice

These reports are real. This is the reality we work to prevent.

Every month, reports appear in Israel of older people found dead at home — sometimes days or weeks later, because there was no one to notice they had gone quiet. Every home visit, every conversation and every food parcel we bring exists so that this does not happen to one more person.