The Volunteer Experience: Notes from the First Shift

Surveys at long-term care homes across B.C. have begun and will continue through to spring 2023.

Currently, the BC Office of the Seniors Advocate’s Residential Care Survey has over 25 Volunteer Surveyors conducting interviews with residents across the province. We have some amazing volunteers coming forward to take part in this survey and we are blown away with the response and skills the volunteers have.

We have also had great response from our first residents with volunteers completing interviews and having great experiences on their first shifts.  Here is an example of the feedback from one of our Volunteer Surveyor following his first shift conducting interviews

“Hi Judy,

The staff on the floor have been absolutely delightful. Had a short orientation and then got started.

I attempted 2 interviews. The first, after a fair bit of discussion, said I should come back another day. I offered to come back tomorrow at the same time. The second resident I connected with was a great interview. The interview process took a full hour. We got all the way through and had a nice little chat at the end.”

We are continuing to recruit volunteers across the province to participate as Volunteer Surveyors in this project. If you are interested in volunteering as part of this survey, please apply here.