Successful Aging: Finding solutions to loneliness and isolation in older Americans

Dear readers,
Last week, we presented a quiz on myths about social isolation and loneliness in order to challenge some assumptions about older adults. This week we present a few initiatives to address the problem.
Let’s first review a variety of factors affecting the ability of older adults to engage in the outside world. Liz Seegert of the Association of Health Care Journalists identifies some of those factors: Mobility problems, no longer being able to drive, living in rural areas and ha