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seniors social isolation loneliness purpose
I can think of at least 4 ____ members who have gone to live in assisted living or senior living communities and one mother of a ____ member.
At least four of the five have expressed happiness in having the social interaction of the community.
(Heard that the fifth one is appreciative of it also)
Conventional thinking is that living and dying in your long time home is a great thing but maybe not if you are simply sitting there waiting for a few friends and relatives to drop by.
Reverse mortgages (a poor financial decision) emphasize that wish in their advertising.
Con men and salesmen love to become the new social friends of lonely seniors.
Lots of phone calls and visits.
Even online dating suitors (m/f) - golddiggers of both genders.
(You seem like a person I can relate to - Can I borrow $5,000?)
Remember that article I sent out recently about the 89 year old lady who died truly alone and lonely because she outlived all her friends and relatives - - - in her home.
The phone company took her phone because she did not use it enough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726565/Old-age-curse-I-feel-like-half-dried-rug-purpose-rung-Heartbreaking-words-woman-outlived-loved-ones-lost-zest-life-dying-kitchen-floor.html
"Her will was found with her friend's names written down as her next of kin and then crossed out as each one passed away"
Living alone does not necessarily mean lonely if you are part of a community.
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