We will be profiling the latest Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan news and research on social isolation. Check back often!
The Gilbrea Centre is proud to be part of a three-year project which focuses on reducing the rate of seniors’ social isolation in Hamilton and building our community’s capacity to identfy, reach and connect isolated seniors and prevent isolation in the future.
DetailsThe Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan was featured in the Hamilton Spectator on June 12, 2016. The article discusses the seven organizations in Hamilton that are working together to help tackle social isolation among seniors.
DetailsThe Gilbrea Centre’s participation in the the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan was featured on June 13, 2016 in the McMaster Daily News.
DetailsLaunched in October 2015, the objective of the RISE campaign is to help Canadians of all ages, cultures and regions become aware of the impact of loneliness and social isolation on their older family members, friends and neighbours – and to take action.
DetailsRachel Weldrick, a research assistant at the Gilbrea Centre for the Studies in Aging and PhD student at McMaster University, presented a poster on HSIIP at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 2016 conference.
DetailsThe Seniors Research Advisory Committee had its first meeting November 24, 2016 to help guide the Gilbrea team on research aimed at understanding, addressing, and reducing social isolation among seniors in the Greater Hamilton area.
DetailsHSIIP partners are pleased to announce that the Retired Teachers of Ontario Foundation has provided a generous grant that contributes to addressing seniors’ isolation in Hamilton.
DetailsThe McMaster Optimal Aging Portal recently published an article on social isolation in seniors. Both loneliness and social isolation are considered health risks but they are not the same issue and therefore may require different solutions.
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