Charity receiving ‘huge number’ of calls from older people feeling lonely

Charity receiving ‘huge number’ of calls from older people feeling lonely

An elderly woman at Rowheath House retirement home in Birmingham.

A charity that supports older people is calling on the public to reach out to the elderly people in their lives.

Alone says it is concerned by the negative impact of loneliness on older people’s mental health since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold.

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