social isolation

Experts believe social isolation is a hidden health crisis amid the pandemic – especially for older people, many of whom reside in long-term care facilities across Connecticut.

There are real-life consequences associated with social isolation. Experts believe it is a hidden health crisis amid the pandemic – especially for older people, many of whom reside in long-term care facilities across Connecticut. “We kept saying ‘Soon mom. We’ll be together again soon’,” said Lynn Norman of Plainville. ‘Soon’ became six months,” she said. Norman spent most of 2020…

For most of us, social isolation is a new experience, but for those 65 and older, it can be much more common.

For most of us, social isolation is a new experience, but for those 65 and older, it can be much more common. Dr. Nicholas Nicholson is an associate professor of nursing at Quinnipiac University and studies that isolation in older adult populations. “I think that older adults in general have a lot of risk factors that make them more vulnerable…