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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Singing for Health – and Happiness

…we’ll enter our fifth year. When isolation was ending, we recognized that people who lived in isolation before the pandemic would no longer have all those virtual programs and we…

Friday, March 13, 2020

Senior Planet Montgomery Temporarily Closing

…the meantime, Senior Planet Montgomery is in the process of increasing our programming online in efforts to combat the social isolation that may result from necessary COVID-19 protective measures. Senior…

Monday, November 22, 2021

Get Social – While You Sweat

…Angeles researchers found that older (65+) adults who joined a group exercise class reported less loneliness and social isolation. When the classes switched to online, early evaluation suggests those benefits…

Friday, October 16, 2020

Open Thread Update: Post-Pandemic Predictions

Last week we asked for predictions about the post-pandemic world. The significant change respondents noted thus far was the social isolation and how it impacted themselves (one reader lost a…

Monday, January 1, 2024

Game On! Seniors and Online Gaming

…chance to reduce isolation by creating a “clan” to socialize and connect with while gaming. Video game company Xbox collaborated with McCann London on the award-winning “Beyond Generations: Gaming Against…

Tue, March 5 EDT

Tuesday Talks – Lunch & Learn

…with an abundance of communication options, the paradox of loneliness persists despite our interconnectedness. Whether alone or in company, numerous factors influence our sense of isolation. Cheryl Thomas will explore…

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Just Moving Through Time: Dr. Christiane Northrup on Growing Older

…realistic. Getting older typically doesn’t mean staying intact; people can develop health and emotional problems. What are the healthiest ways to deal with this? Let’s talk about isolation. What you…

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

A Holiday Greeting from Tom Kamber

…people who they never would have met otherwise. Beyond the classroom, we offered more volunteer opportunities than ever before, including the “Stay Connected” program aiming to combat social isolation in…

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ways to Give

…works to help older adults build skills that enable them to conquer isolation and become part of a thriving, supportive community. When you give, you are not only supporting Senior…

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Senior Planet Book Club: Vote For Our Next Book!

…communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to…

Friday, October 2, 2020

International Day of Older Persons

…one: connectivity. “Such isolation amplifies the need for greater connectivity among older adults, with digital technologies holding tremendous potential to minimize isolation risks associated with COVID-19 and have benefits for…

Monday, November 21, 2022

Ask Joan: About Vibrators, Trust Issues and More

…is in you. You need to work with a therapist to deal with your issues of trust, betrayal, isolation, and fear of trying again. Please don’t wait any longer to…

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Inspiring Story: Karen Birbeck Gets Social in Virtual Reality 

…brain exercise because you’re learning something new. VR takes that to another level. VR can be used to address isolation and depression. It’s being used for pain therapy. Exercise too…

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Senior Planet Book Club: Vote for Our Next Books!

…and for all . . . Life is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows will he…

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Graying of Suburbia

…have stairs to bedrooms and full bathrooms on the upper floors; those stairs get harder to climb as we age. Isolation The privacy of these low-density homes means older folks…