FACTS FOR FAMILIES: Making social connections in rural and suburban communities
Living in rural or suburban communities presents barriers for some to maintain or find new friendships or social connections.
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Utah program reaching out to homebound, isolated seniors
KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Isolation and loneliness plagued Utah's seniors well before the age of COVID-19, but one organization is helping to create meaningful relationships for seniors who are homebound or suffer from any form of isolation. Nancy Shelley's days are filled with silence, with only her memories to keep her company. "Ty Detmer and his Heisman, I was security for that," Shelley said. And even those are fading. Shelley was diagnosed with vascular dementia and early-onset Alzheimer's. "I had to give up my ability to drive because I knew it wasn't safe, and so it confined me to four...
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Agency on Aging urges people to remain connected, combat loneliness during pandemic
Friendly Volunteers Longtime friends Lois Shaw (left) and Sharon O'Brien enjoy a socially distanced visit at the Aroostook Agency on Aging's Presque Isle office. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald) Longtime friends Lois Shaw (left) and Sharon O'Brien enjoy a socially distanced visit at the Aroostook Agency on Aging's Presque Isle office. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald) Agency on Aging urges people to remain connected, combat loneliness during pandemic Growing up as the oldest child in a family of 10 children, Lois Shaw of Presque Isle remembers having to fight to be alone, and enjoy p...
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