McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Get involved to help lonely seniors, doctor advises
Dec 17, 2021
In this McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast, Diane Eastabrook rounds out the special Lonely at Home series with a conversation with Linda Fried, M.D., dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School...
EmblemHealth develops programs around senior isolation
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Diane Eastabrook
Dec 16, 2021
Tackling isolation is at the forefront of EmblemHealth’s growth strategy as it expands its footprint into the home.
How devices can provide emotional support and engagement to isolated seniors
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Diane Eastabrook
Dec 15, 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, technology has become an important bridge connecting lonely, isolated seniors to the outside world.
Tips for caregivers to identify loneliness
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Diane Eastabrook
Dec 14, 2021
A questionnaire can be a useful tool to start a conversation with a home care patient about loneliness, Carla Perissinotto, M.D., said.
Impact of chronic loneliness similar to ‘smoking a half-pack of cigarettes a day for many years’
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Diane Eastabrook
Dec 13, 2021
There is a new global health crisis: social isolation and loneliness.