Elderly people who volunteer can provide a solution to fill this growing gap, which is particularly pronounced in adult social care services. In London, the funding gap between the supply of and demand for local care services is giowing rapidly, and is expected to rise to GBP 907 million by 2017/18 (London Councils, 2013). Volunteering can play a significant part in creating a more sustainable approach to health and social care. The United Kingdom’s health and social care system already relies on 3 million volunteers and 5 million unpaid caretakers (Naylor, C. et al.,