Bloomberg (9/23, Newkirk) reports the Phoenix Phellows met three days a week at the Phoenix coffee house in Cleveland Heights, Ohio for 30 years.
But with the coronavirus pandemic, the old friends in this group “are largely stuck at home and fighting the strains of isolation,” illustrating “the hidden cost” of the pandemic, “one paid by retirees still living at home who were suddenly severed from active and fulfilling lives.” The outbreak has “disrupted” older adults’ post-work routines, “separating them from friends and family, killing travel plans and putting off-limits the places that once got them out of the house” – activities that “help older adults live longer and stay healthier and happier.” The article says “seniors are economic.