Volunteering as a dementia companion.. As of: April 4, 2024, 9:00 a.m By: Regina Wahl-Geiger.
The Werdenfels Pfaffenwinkel Alzheimer Society has existed since 2002. The psychosocial support of those affected is largely provided by volunteers. A volunteer dementia assistant often looks after their client for years. The different stages of the disease become visible. “I have also accompanied one of my clients until he died,” says Josef Resch.