My mother is 82, a widow, still drives (just not at night,) and just quit her volunteer job at church because she says she needs to spend more time with God.
She really wants to work and make money all the while being surrounded by more intelligent adults.
She is a retired Air Force/ER Mental Health RN. (She of course worked Home Healthcare).
She keeps her license active:
Telephany/Virtual
Urgent Care
Giving vaccinations
Any suggestions?
She might also be able to have one day "nurse checkups" at senior facilities. I don't know though if these are volunteer or paid opportunities.
She might check out local hospitals; my understanding is that b/c the Covid crisis diminishing at one point, many medical personnel were laid off; raises were either not given or minimal for those who did stay. Now that another crisis is on the horizon, ER's may need additional help.
The Hospice that I Volunteer for has quite a few retired nurses that do anything from visiting with patients in homes or facilities (not in facilities right now though) they are also in the In Patient Units helping the CNA's and Nurses.
Local Health Departments have clinics that they might want volunteers to help with.
If she wants to go back to work Hospice also might be a good option. There are office jobs where phones are answered and calls are either people wanting to ask about Hospice or they are Hospice patients that are in crisis and the calls are then fielded to the nurses on call. Phones are manned 24/7.