Spend Time With the Elderly

Christmas can be a particularly lonely time of year for the elderly, and the smallest of gestures can make a huge difference to a neighbour or someone in your local community who lives alone. Age UK has ideas for "small acts of kindness" once you've introduced yourself and built up rapport and trust:

Invite them for a cup of tea and mince pies
Offer to walk their dog or pick up their shopping
Accompany them to a local festive event
Sweep the leaves/shovel the snow from their path
Take them to a medical appointment
Regularly phone them
Simply strike up a conversation and have a chat

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