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Half of folks who say they always feel lonely (50%) have clinical depression, compared with just 10% of those who report ...
Research has shown how isolation or loneliness can cause mental and physical ailments. Being alone is an objective state but feeling lonely is a fuzzier predicament. One recurring trait among lonesome ...
Loneliness is a predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a study published online July 9 in PLOS ONE.
The event, organised by Age UK Norfolk and Aviva, aimed to highlight the issue of loneliness in later life. More than 40 people attended including around 20 staff, volunteers and service users. Age UK ...
"Christian hope always urges us to be more daring, to think big, to be dissatisfied with things the way they are," the pope ...
Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older people.
Loneliness is an increasingly documented problem among the elderly but they aren't alone. It can also be felt by younger people - especially stay at home parents. The Rockpool Collective is a unique ...
The Rockpool Collective is a home care business is bringing the two together - setting up paid work for young parents ...
The CQC has placed an ‘inadequate’ Radlett care home where residents were are “at risk of harm” into special measures.
By Christopher Wells Ahead of the Jubilee Year celebration of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly—which this year ...
Hancock County is seeing older residents make up a growing share of the population, raising new questions about what it means to be a “retirement-friendly” community.
Whether identifying as Republicans or Democrats, about 70% of adults surveyed say health insurers exert too much influence ...