PHOTO: Koonambil Aged Care interim CEO Paul Rosenquist and resident Julie Gugala.
Koonambil leader Paul Rosenquist wants volunteers to get chatting with residents to ward off social isolation at the aged care facility.
Activities could include walks, bingo, holding hands, reading residents The Coonamble Times or simply sitting and yarning.
"I feel that in aged care people become very socially isolated, and a lot of people in our aged care facility are deprived of touch," Mr Rosenquist said.
"It's really, really important to keep that human . . .
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