One Thing We All Need To Do For Our Elderly.
We need to acknowledge our elderly and take the time to communicate with them.
“A new study looking at the link between loneliness and premature death found that lonely older adults have a 14 percent increased risk of dying early than their peers who have strong social ties.
The study was conducted by researcher John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago and colleagues. Their study was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual meeting in Chicago.”
One Thing We All Need To Do For Our Elderly.
We need to acknowledge our elderly and take the time to communicate with them.
Having worked with elderlypeople for years, I have seen the feelings of isolation and depression that can take hold and end the lives of those elderly people that feel they have no one. Isolation certainly is an ingredient to an earlier death for the elderly, in fact from my observations, isolation is a number one ingredient for depression in the elderly.
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Great topic! We just "graduated" from Home Hospice for both of my parents and are on a long road of recovery. It was so worth it to be with them almost every minute instead of having just visits in a facility. We love and respect my parents and found a way to make it work. Not everyone can do that, but using our talents together, along with the hospice team, it worked well for us.
This is very true. I have also seen how lonliness can affect an elderly persons health. I thank God I have a wonderful family around me who will never let me feel lonely. Great post.
I absolutely loved what you had to say in your post and left a comment on your blog post. It is a blessing to have you in the community. Have a great day and week.