Coupled with the physical limitations and health issues that often prevent older people from getting out, this situation is a recipe for isolation, which can lead to loneliness. In turn ...

Loneliness has become a global health crisis, linked to depression, dementia, and early death. With over a billion people ...

A service befriending lonely elderly people has been funded for another year. The Redcar and Cleveland Befriending Service trains volunteers who visit isolated people and help them re-establish ...

The Redcar and Cleveland Befriending Service trains volunteers who visit those who are isolated A service befriending lonely elderly people has been funded for another year. The Redcar and ...

Rose Ayling-Ellis was seen getting emotional during her BBC documentary Old Hands New Tricks as she opened up on the impact ...

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is helping lonely elderly people in 23 regions and the capital of Ukraine.

More Americans want to retire abroad, but loneliness can undermine your happiness and health, even in paradise. Here's how to ...

Extraordinary People pays tribute to unsung heroes who ... Through their own initiatives, they support underserved communities such as lonely seniors, marginalised groups and persons with special ...

Charity Age UK also discovered nearly a million older people across the country say they repeatedly feel lonely, while 4.2million of those aged over 65 live alone. “And it’s likely to be much ...