Research

Isolation creates serious long-term emotional and physical health risks for seniors including depression, obesity, and heart disease

National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Health, 2019

Loneliness has been called the “silent killer”

AARP, USA Today, 2020

Just 10 minutes of talking improves memory

University of Michigan, 2007 

Talking improves mood and emotional resilience 

University of Arizona, 2010

Isolation is deadly for older adults

Yale University, 2021

Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Psychiatry, 2021