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  • These college students moonlight as ‘grandkids' for hire. Seniors love it.

    June 20, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Papa is a new business that started in Miami, Florida to connect senior citizens with college-students who are willing to provide companionship, combat loneliness, and help with services. The service helps seniors, but it also helps to take pressure off of caregivers.

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  • Dementia program in Peel 'should spread like wildfire'

    June 20, 2018 |

    Toronto Star |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Peel, Ontario

    Dementia units and long-term care homes for the elderly are often desolate and lonely places, with harried workers attempting to meet the needs of their patients while also meeting government-set metrics of success. For families and individuals, it can be difficult to imagine a better way. However, a pilot program in Canada called the Butterfly room is showing that dedicated efforts to making long-term care homes a vibrant and loving place for someone's last days has positive impacts for everyone - and is worth a government investment do right across the country.

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  • The Town Trying to Cure Loneliness

    April 10, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, Frome, Somerset

    To combat the growing epidemic of loneliness among senior citizens, Frome, England is utilizing a network of family physicians, community volunteers, and social clubs. The multi-pronged approach involves multiple referrals to connect senior citizens with activities that can ultimately positively impact their health, resulting in steep decline in the cost of emergency hospital admissions.

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  • Watch: Robots are becoming companions and care takers across Japan

    February 05, 2018 |

    STAT |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    With a rapidly aging population, Japanese senior services are turning to innovative technology to expand the capacity to care for seniors as well as increase quality of life. VR technology takes seniors on trips to locations around the world, while robots in living facilities provide companionship as well as protection for residents.

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  • Afraid of Falling? For Older Adults, the Dutch Have a Cure

    January 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Leusden

    Slightly more than eighteen percent of the Dutch population is sixty-five or older and with this aging demographic comes new challenges. To combat the very serious risks that living alone and aging poses to seniors, the Netherlands has seen the rise of a new class: one that teaches elderly people how to fall.

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  • Uber, but for Grandma

    September 27, 2017 |

    Politico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The way cities are built in the United States makes getting around without driving a car difficult. This means that, for an increasingly aging population, mobility can be a significant issue, leading to challenges such as missed medical appointments and loneliness that can actually decrease lifespan. But in the age of the sharing economy, ride services such as Lyft and Uber reach out to the demographic that arguably needs them most, partnering with medical centers and hospice providers to get smartphone technology - or more "old school" alternatives such as hotlines - into the hands of senior citizens.

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  • This National Gallery of Art program helps people with memory loss ‘connect with who they were'

    May 04, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The National Gallery of Art’s “Just Us” program brings seniors with memory loss symptoms to the museum for ‘meditation’ on paintings. Using the paintings as prompts, visitors are encouraged to react to and interpret what is before them mentally engaging them and providing an opportunity for socialization.

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  • With a Daily Dial, Police Reach Out to Seniors

    March 21, 2017 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States

    Living alone can be tough for seniors, for those without family nearby to check on them no one will know if they suffer a medical emergency. Hundreds of suburban and rural police agencies in the US are offering seniors a free automated phone call every day which they will follow up with a house visit if not answered.

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  • ‘Memory cafe' takes aim at elder isolation, dementia concerns

    January 18, 2017 |

    The Bay State Banner |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Memory cafes are places were seniors with cognitive challenges can gather for a meal, enjoy entertainment, and share their thoughts and ideas. Through these gatherings, the cafe addresses the isolation and loneliness that often comes with dementia.

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  • No country for old men: Japan's elderly inmates prefer jail

    January 14, 2017 |

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) |

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    Response Location: Japan

    In Japan more services are becoming available to help elderly offenders return to society and find work so they can be financially secure. The country is seeing increasing numbers of older people entering prison and being afraid to leave because of financial hardship and uncertainty on the outside. But right now services both inside and outside the prison are not enough to keep up with need and officials are deploying more nursing help inside.

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