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Hungarian Program Connects Seniors With Stand-in Grandkids

Eszter Katus

June 11, 2020 |

Atlatszo |

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Response Location: Hungary

The How Are You Today? program connects elderly Hungarians with young people who are also deprived of social connections during the Covid-19 pandemic. Festival Volunteer Center joined with Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta to connect about 70 pairs for regular, supportive conversations to alleviate loneliness. Volunteers are trained to maintain boundaries to avoid certain emotional risks, however many participants have formed strong bonds and want the program to continue in some form after the pandemic. The organization is working on sustainable funding solutions to enable long-term operations.

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Lonely Hearts Club

Juliette Bretan

June 09, 2020 |

Are We Europe |

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Response Location: Poland

In Poland, a volunteer helpline connects elderly residents who call in with volunteers to engage in compassionate conversation during the coronavirus pandemic. While other hotlines exist that help provide aid services to the isolated elderly citizens, this helpline only focuses on offering conversation or, when the situation calls for it, connection to a trained therapist.

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StrongPeople classes strengthen bodies and friendships in rural Montana

Melody Martinsen

June 06, 2020 |

Choteau Acantha |

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Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

A group exercise class known as StrongPeople is helping senior citizens in Montana find community and improve their health through progressive strength training. Participants have reported positive results, while studies have also shown that those able to meet the expectations of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines doubled after people completed the program.

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Bringing knowledge and comfort to the classroom

Andi Bourne

June 04, 2020 |

Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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Response Location: United States, Seeley Lake, Montana

Some preschool classes in Missoula County are integrating grandparents into their classroom routines. The grandparent usually helps provide a source of academic and emotional comfort for students, while also teaching them how to navigate relationships with senior adults. The grandparent, who is usually a volunteer, also receives a small stipend in exchange for their services. The Foster Grandparent Program, which had been in operation for the last 50 years, had partnered with federal agencies in the past, but is currently operated by Missoula Aging Services.

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A vírus “mellékhatása”: generációkat kötött össze egy magyar program a kijárási korlátozás alatt

Eszter Katus

May 31, 2020 |

Atlatszo |

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Response Location: Hungary

A „Hogy tetszik lenni?” projekt magyar nyugdíjasokat és fiatalokat ismertet össze, akiknek megritkultak a társas kapcsolatai a Covid-19 járvány idején. A Fesztivál Önkéntes Központ a Máltai Szeretetszolgálattal közösen hetven idős-fiatal párt hozott össze, akik rendszeres beszélgetésekkel mérsékelték magányérzetüket. A fiatal önkénteseket felkészítették arra, hogy miként kerüljenek el bizonyos érzelmi reakciókat. A projekt eredményeként a résztvevők szoros személyes kapcsolatot alakítottak ki és ezt a járvány után is fenn kívánják tartani.

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Japan's care sector protects quality of life for the country's elderly population

Carmen Grau

May 25, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: Japan, Matsudo

Japan's model of prioritizing societal care for their elderly has helped the country achieve the highest life expectancy and be named the healthiest population in the world. Now amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country's senior citizen-focused policies and health care system are showing success in keeping the number of cases and deaths low in aging populations.

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Sending Support: Battling Isolation, Seniors Find Comfort in Pen Pals

Kate Elizabeth Queram

May 18, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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Response Location: United States, Unity, New Hampshire

To help keep morale high and reduce the feeling of loneliness in senior centers during the coronavirus pandemic, pen-pal programs have taken shape throughout the United States. The idea started at a center in New Hampshire but has quickly spread across the nation with other senior centers now starting their own letter-writing exchanges to better connect their residents with the community at large.

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Nursing homes try to achieve a balance for residents

Roberta Baker

May 12, 2020 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Tilton, New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, nursing homes and veteran's homes are turning to online video conferencing and outdoor socially-distanced activities to manage the patients' feelings of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. Although it does not replace in-person contact, residents have expressed that it has helped and the facilities say that they plan to keep some of the technologies in place post-pandemic so out-of-state family can "visit" more often.

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Civic Engagement Through Language and Transportation Access For Elderly Immigrants

Nana AmaAddo

May 04, 2020 |

FunTimes Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elders’ Circle provides transportation and services to immigrant seniors, largely from Africa and the Caribbean. The goals of the organization are to help immigrant seniors be less socially isolated and more integrated into their communities, which has positive physical and mental health benefits. They offer a variety of programs, including dance, arts and crafts, intergenerational exchanges, and English classes. The seniors come from diverse backgrounds and speak many languages, so communication can be difficult, but the programs help seniors overcome barriers to make social connections.

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As pandemic continues, community nursing effort looks to grow in the Upper Valley

Nora Doyle-Burr

April 25, 2020 |

Valley News |

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Response Location: United States, Lebanon, Connecticut

In the New England region of the U.S., community nurses are working to fill a void in health care during the coronavirus pandemic for those who may require medical attention but do not need hospital care. As described by the co-director of the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project, "the last thing the health care system needs right now is a lot of people in the emergency room because there have been complications of their chronic diseases, or they’ve fallen or they have problems with their medications."

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