The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. Alone in the home where she’d raised four kids, grieving recently deceased relatives, too fearful of COVID-19 to see her grandkids and great-grandbabies, she had never felt lonelier.
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Loneliness Is Rampant: A Simple Call, Or Hug, May Be A Cure
Posted on 11 September 2021.
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65+ and Lonely? You Don’t Need Another Prescription
Posted on 31 July 2021.
Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications.
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Older Loved Ones Need Extra Care During The Pandemic
Posted on 23 January 2021.
Mask orders. Constant cleaning. Quarantine. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how many older people live.
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Depression And Loneliness During COVID-19
Posted on 09 June 2020.
Americans experienced more depression and loneliness during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
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Older Adults Facing Isolation, Despair As COVID-19 Continues
Posted on 30 May 2020.
As states relax coronavirus restrictions, older adults are advised, in most cases, to keep sheltering in place. But for some, the burden of isolation and uncertainty is becoming hard to bear.
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Don’t Be A Scam Artist’s Next Target
Posted on 21 February 2020.
Believing that fraud can’t happen to us, because we’re too smart, logical or informed, may make us more vulnerable.
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