Hi, I’m Alan and I have volunteered in the care sector for almost 8 years because I felt that I wanted to give something back to the community. I supported several people to be able to live more independently; one elderly lady for all of those years, she is now 93 years of age and I still visit her and we have become great pals!

 I have experience of working with a local dementia charity, specifically with younger people with early onset or stage dementia. It is a joy to work alongside the members there and I look forward to every day that I spend with them and seeing them flourish is incredibly rewarding.

Although I still work as MD of a local commercial cleaning company, these days it tends to tick over pretty well and I find more and more that I really love the other line of work I do with these charities which I find to be very fulfilling. I am told that I have a good rapport with those that I meet and we often become friends quite quickly! I feel very lucky to be able to do this work whilst at the same time keeping my business running.  I really enjoy listening to everyone’s unique story to find out about who they are and what they have done in their lives. 

Most recently I became aware of Age Care Advice and the services they offered. As these included Companionship I got in touch and was very pleased to be invited to become one of their amazing team! I am really enjoying exploring how I am able to make someone’s day a little better – maybe helping in the garden a little or cooking them a nice meal, or sometimes it could be that they’d just like to chat or even go for a little trip out for a change of scenery that could brighten their day which makes me very happy too!