Proposal: College seniors to provide nonmedical care and companionship for older adults
A proposal would enlist final-year undergraduates to provide nonmedical care and companionship to senior-aged adults through a government-approved program that would not cost taxpayers a nickel.
Lawmakers are proposing a program that would have students in their final two years of higher education offer nonmedical care and companionship to senior-aged adults. The plan, put forward at both federal and state levels, is described as government-approved and would not cost taxpayers a nickel.