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Preventing loneliness PART 1
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oneliness is an epidemic. The launch of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness report marks a significant moment in our ambition to end this looming social crisis. As we have long known, loneliness can have devastating health impacts, and the combination of loneliness and winter is highly dangerous for older people.
Loneliness and isolation is one of the most significant and serious issues facing older people. The health impacts of loneliness are devastating; it is as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and worse for you than obesity. Lonely people are more likely to develop depression, heart disease, and dementia. The strain that this puts on our health services is clear but what can we do to make a difference for those suffering and how do we reach them? NHS Choices has some really good advice. Even if you live alone and find it hard to get out, there are ways to overcome loneliness. Someone who is lonely probably finds it hard to reach out. There is a stigma surrounding loneliness, and older people tend not to ask for help for lots of reasons. Here are ways for older people to connect with others and feel useful and appreciated again. Keep in touch by phone: Having a chat with a friend or relative over the phone can really help. Or you can call The Silver Line, a free helpline for older people set up by Esther Rantzen, on 0800 4 70 80 90. You can also call Independent Age on 0800 319 6789, Age UK on 0800 169 2081, or Friends of the Elderly on 020 7730 8263 to receive a weekly or fortnightly friendship call from a volunteer who enjoys talking to older people. Learn to love computers: If your friends and family live far away, a good way to stay in touch, especially with grandchildren, is by using a personal computer or tablet (a handheld computer). You can share emails and photos with family and friends, have free video chats using services such as Skype, FaceTime or Viber, and make new online ‘friends’ or reconnect with old friends on social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter and website forums. Libraries and community centres often hold regular training courses for older people to learn basic computer skills – as well as being a good place to meet and spend time with others in their own right. Local branches of Age UK run classes in computing to help older people get to grips with smartphones, tablet computers and email.
Evergreen Care Trust is a charity providing practical and supportive services for older people in the Stamford, Bourne and Deeping areas. For more information go to www.evergreencare.org.uk or call 01780 765900
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