CVS is a national program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. This one-on-one visiting scheme pairs CVS volunteers from the local community with older people who are receiving government-subsidised Residential Aged Care or Home Care Packages. All volunteers are carefully chosen and matched to the elderly person and their interests and locations. The weekly or fortnightly visits can involve activities such as chatting, reading, listening to music, playing board games, learning to use new technology like a mobile phone or doing gentle exercise together.