Summary
FOR the last 15 years, I have been a volunteer with Independent Age, the UK-wide charity, which helps to keep thousands of older people independent and out of poverty. I recently discovered from the charity that four in 10 older people say that television is their main form of company and one in 10 say they are always lonely. I was really saddened when I heard these figures.
There can be many reasons why someone may feel lonely. They may, for example, be the only surviving members of their family or circle, they may have lost their partner or they may be new to the area.See the full content of this document
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Helping the Elderly
And yet they don't have to feel that way. Sometimes even the ...
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