Intergenerational programmes bring together individuals from non-adjacent age cohorts—typically young people and older adults—in structured activities designed to foster social connection, mutual ...

Aging can be tough, and one of the most difficult and lesser-discussed aspects for many is dealing with loneliness and social isolation. A growing body of research finds that older people are more ...

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Dana Griffin was raised by her grandparents in the Transylvania region of Romania, and she continued to gravitate towards older adults for advice on everything from her career to dating even after she ...

Around the world, many people face a difficult reality: one in four elderly people live in isolation, according to the French Red Cross. The feeling of loneliness also affects a younger population: at ...

Element Care, a leading Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation to expand programming that directly combats senior ...

An experimental aged-care model in South Australia, where purpose-built independent retirement living apartments are co-located with an early learning centre, is seeking to foster connections between ...

Previous work has explored the links between intergenerational ambivalence and other indicators of well‐being but has not examined loneliness. Although studies show an association between positive and ...

An intergenerational community dance programme co-developed by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Lions Befrienders (LB) will be rolled out across 10 Active Ageing Centres ...

On a recent sunny afternoon at Cadbury Commons, an assisted living facility in Cambridge, Aileen Callahan tossed a cornhole bag across the patio. The facility’s staff joined in a game of hopscotch in ...