Isolation is an issue for many Calgary seniors. Many are alone. No family. No one to ask "How are you today?" The Telephone Reassurance program prevents situations where an elderly woman falls in her bathtub and is not found for three days.

The Telephone Reassurance program enables seniors to have contact with their community and reassures them that they're not alone. This program uses volunteers who make daily phone calls at pre-arranged times to check on the well-being of the senior. Seniors and volunteers are matched so that similar interests are shared. Daily contact decreases the risk, as well as the anxiety associated with living alone.

If you or someone you know would benefit from the Telephone Reassurance program, or would like to volunteer, please call Calgary Seniors' Resource Society at 266-6200.