Researchers at UConn, Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University have collaborated on a program designed to reduce social isolation impacting homebound older adults. Social isolation is a growing ...

Loneliness/social isolation isn’t just a transient emotion or situation, it’s turned into a global crisis with serious public health consequences. In 2023, then–US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, ...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Social isolation is something many seniors face, and Ascension Elmbrook is hoping to reduce that isolation. They held a social meal for seniors Wednesday night, Sept. 17.

Five Rivers Health Centers provides access to comprehensive and preventive medical, dental, vision and behavioral health care to all of our community members, but in particular, senior citizens and ...

Senior advocates are sounding the alarm about the effects of social isolation on older people in Illinois, saying loneliness is comparable to smoking and can increase the risk of early death by 50%.

Social isolation can have a big impact on our brain health as we age. That's why those who work with older adults are creating more intergenerational social events. In CBS News New York's latest ...

MADISON (WKOW) — A local non-profit dedicated to serving older adults is celebrating its 50th anniversary. NewBridge provides essential resources, programs, and a sense of belonging for older adults ...

Sitting inside her Florida home, Deanna Dezern can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of loneliness. This 80-year-old woman has been in self-quarantine for nearly two months out of fear she might ...

Local volunteers are helping older adults overcome social isolation. Though the temperature outside on Friday felt like it was well into the 90s, indoors at the LifeSpan Mon Valley Senior Center in ...

A walk through Manhattan's gay Chelsea district is no longer as enjoyable for Charles Cole as it once was. Many of his longtime neighborhood haunts, from gay bars and hangouts to gay-catering ...