The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme is a Federal Government scheme that has been running for over 30 years. It was previously known as the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS).

This scheme supports volunteer visits to provide friendship and companionship to older people. 

ACVVS works with around 140 community organisations (auspices) to recruit and support volunteers to visit socially isolated older Australians.

Some older people can feel alone for various reasons, including

• feeling isolated from their culture and heritage 

• little contact with friends or relatives 

• mobility issues that prevent them from taking part in social or leisure activities 

• being different in some way. 

Regular (usually monthly) visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help older people feel less isolated. 

The ACCVS provides a wonderful opportunity for caring people to make a REAL difference in the lives of those elderly among us who must constantly contend with isolation and loneliness..

You can find out more about the Federal Government’s ACVVS, how it works and where it currently operates at:

health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-volunteer-visitors-scheme-acvvs