While loneliness among older adults has been an issue for years, the pandemic exacerbated it across all age groups.
Some experts told me that cities could help counter loneliness with policies that bolster senior centers and ensure accessibility to vital resources and that governments should invest more in mitigating loneliness for older adults.
That's largely why Lamy felt compelled to organize an easy way for older adults in the community to meet and talk to one another.
What we know is that isolation and loneliness among older people tend to lead to pretty serious health complications very quickly.
So there is a real reason for us to try to help older people find connection."
Persons:
Maria Maki, Maki, Andrea Ellen Reed, Buffalo Community Center Andrea Ellen Reed, I've, Vivek Murthy, Gen Zers, Joe Lamy, Lamy, Jovelle Tamayo, Dianne Stone, winder, he'd, Jan, —, that's, that'll, she'd, There's, they'd, Preeti Malani, who've, Malani, Garey Schmidt, Schmidt, Sedona , Arizona Matt Martian Williams, Matt Martian Williams, Sen, Chris Murphy, Murphy, Rick Grossman, Grossman, Stone, we're, Jeff Keilson, Maura Healey, Keilson, it's, we've, BI Murphy, he's
Organizations:
Buffalo Community Center, BI, National Council, National Institute of Senior Centers, National, Healthy Aging, University of Michigan, Democratic
Locations:
Buffalo , Minnesota, Buffalo, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York, Chicago, Sedona , Arizona, Flagstaff, someone's, Sedona, Connecticut, Massachusetts