A new article published in the Canadian Journal on Aging highlights a unique approach to addressing loneliness in long-term care. Social isolation and loneliness in long-term care settings are a growing concern. Drawing on concepts of social citizenship, a...
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Many are celebrating this important day. But if you are feeling emotionally exhausted, you are not alone. These past two years have been hard on everyone and happiness seems to be in short supply. Why is it so hard...
After many months into the pandemic, a new grant is a much-needed boost for many Virginia nursing homes, where residents have spent months confined amid often-deadly outbreaks. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation and loneliness were a daily...
Dealing with emotions, especially grief, is a difficult topic and one that many want to avoid. Yet we want to be able to help support those around us who are going through difficult emotions. These last many months have...
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. — Mother Teresa The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently proposed peer support as a crucial intervention to address loneliness and improve the health of older people...
Amy Layman, Director of Community Life at Oak Grove Health Care Center, a Consulate Health Care center in North Carolina, recently implemented the Java Music Club. The Java Music program is part of the Java Project, which consists of...
New research published this past week in the Journal of Aging & Mental Health examines the Java Mentorship program as an innovative approach to an ongoing problem of loneliness in long-term care.1 The presence of uncertainty surrounding the spread...
“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.” – Ali Ibn Abi Talib It’s 3:00 am. I wake up and immediately get a hit...
I’d like to join the long line of those who are thanking the millions of healthcare workers around the world who are demonstrating such extraordinary courage and strength during COVID-19. A special thank you for those working in senior...
In the context of COVID-19 and the imposed regulations of physical distancing to “flatten the curve”, the prevalence of social isolation and loneliness of aging Canadians has dramatically increased. The Java Music Club is an evidence-based peer support program...