Services for Seniors has an Outreach Program.
We aim to continue to help seniors stay in their homes
longer by reducing isolation and increasing their
mental and physical health and safety.
We aim to continue to help seniors stay in their homes
longer by reducing isolation and increasing their
mental and physical health and safety.
Statistics show that 1.4 million seniors in Canada are lonely. Are you one of them?
GET CONNECTED!
Refer yourself or a loved one to our Outreach Program to reduce isolation and loneliness! Once the referral is made, the Resource Coordinator will contact the referred participant to complete an assessment.
Refer yourself or a loved one to our Outreach Program to reduce isolation and loneliness! Once the referral is made, the Resource Coordinator will contact the referred participant to complete an assessment.
DID YOU KNOW?
Being lonely and isolated is terrible for your health, and increases your risk for other concerns.
Being lonely and isolated is terrible for your health, and increases your risk for other concerns.
FACTS ABOUT SENIOR ISOLATION
- Senior isolation increases the risk of mortality
- Feelings of loneliness can negatively affect both physical and mental health
- Perceived loneliness contributes to cognitive decline and risk of dementia
- Social isolation makes seniors more vulnerable to elder abuse
- Social isolation in seniors is linked to long-term illness
- Loneliness in seniors is a major risk factor for depression
- Loneliness causes high blood pressure
- Socially isolated seniors are more pessimistic about the future
- Physical and geographic isolation often leads to social isolation
- Isolated seniors are more likely to need long-term care
- Loss of a spouse is a major risk factor for loneliness and isolation
- Transportation challenges can lead to social isolation
- Loneliness can be contagious
- Lonely people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behavior
- Volunteering can reduce social isolation and loneliness in seniors