Negative health impacts of loneliness
Decreasing loneliness and social isolation among your members will help to mitigate the risk of:
-Heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure
-Type 2 diabetes
-Cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease
-Greater stress and depression
-and more

Loneliness by the numbers

of adults 60+ report feeling lonely on a regular basis

additional annual Medicare spend on socially isolated older adults

increased risk of dying sooner for older adults who regularly feel alone vs socially connected peers