Friday 12 May 2017

Loneliness among older people: a new epidemic

Loneliness among older people: a new epidemic With millions of older people living in isolation, what is being done to help?

A weekly phone call or visit from a volunteer are among the solutions to help ease the loneliness epidemic affecting 1.2 million older people in England, according to campaigners.

Age UK, says that 1.2 million older people are chronically lonely and that this has an adverse impact on mental health, and the challenge will increase as our population ages. In the next 20 years, England’s over-85 population is set to rise from nearly

1.3 million people to just under 2.8 million. Continue reading... The Guardian

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