Isolation is a problem for some elderly people right now, considering the coronavirus pandemic, but that was already an issue for many seniors before COVID-19 turned the world upside-down.
Now, concerns about isolation and loneliness have been ramped up dramatically for seniors around the country. “The only person you are now seeing is a (caretaker), and they are only coming three or four times a week for a couple of hours,” said Sandi Heintz, owner of at Right at Home, a provider of home care services for seniors. “The isolation and depression affiliated with that for seniors -- that’s why we are trying to continue to give them different ways to engage.” To help seniors become a little more connected to the world and their families while