Aging Life Care Associationsocial isolation Archives – Aging Life Care Association The experts in aging well. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:15:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png social isolation Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 Survey Finds Increase of Loneliness Post Pandemic https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/survey-finds-increase-of-loneliness-post-pandemic/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:36:06 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3150 In a recent survey of Aging Life Care Managers®, 86% responded seeing an increase in loneliness among clients post COVID – with 46% seeing this increase within the last two years. Professionals share ways they are combatting loneliness and isolation among their clients.   Aging Life Care Managers® Can Help Offset Loneliness and Subsequent Issues  … Continue reading Survey Finds Increase of Loneliness Post Pandemic →

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]]> 3150 How Social Isolation Stole My Mom https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/how-social-isolation-stole-my-mom/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 21:26:08 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2117  On September 6, 2019, my mother turned 76. As was our birthday tradition, I invited her to lunch and suggested an outing to a local craft store she loved. For the first time ever, she refused to budge from her home. This was new behavior and it really worried me because her world was shrinking. … Continue reading How Social Isolation Stole My Mom →

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]]> 2117 Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-distancing-social-engagement-in-the-age-of-covid-19-what-we-can-do/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:00:31 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1870 by Miriam Zucker I live in New Rochelle, New York, a city whose fame is rooted with the Petrie’s of The Dick Van Dyke show. That image of a suburban family living on a quiet tree-lined street changed dramatically on March 10.  New Rochelle became the first COVID-19 containment area in the United States. On … Continue reading Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do →

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]]> 1870 Social Isolation and Loneliness https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-isolation-and-loneliness/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:00:16 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1475 Ask anyone for their top advice about living a long, healthy life and you’ll probably hear tips about the importance of eating well, stopping smoking, exercising and getting regular medical checkups. Don’t throw those good habits out the window; but, it may come as a shock to learn that connecting with others may be the … Continue reading Social Isolation and Loneliness →

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