ALONE helps families to connect

Little things can make a big difference for elderly.

ALONE helped to connect older hospital patients with their families with the help of smartphones during lockdown. Picture: iStock

WHEN Maria Colgan’s grandchildren visited at the end of May, it had been two months since the retired medical secretary had seen Clodagh, four, and Henry, 22 months. “Not except on Zoom – my son, Shane, set up the call every Friday evening. It worked well.”