Social isolation is a growing problem among seniors in Canada. The Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario is undertaking a ground-breaking project to help understand and address that trend.
The project will link community partners and stakeholders – including older people themselves – in a participatory research initiative aimed at understanding, addressing, and reducing social isolation among seniors in the Greater Hamilton area. The aims of the project are as follows:
This project is being supported by the McMaster Institute for Healthier Environments.
A variety of materials from the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging can be found below, including policy briefs, blog posts, tool kits, journal articles, conference contributions, project success stories, and more.
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Community Connectors identifies isolated seniors through outreach and engagement in target neighbourhoods. Wesley Urban Ministries Community Connectors help isolated seniors with no friends or families or those struggling with a disability. Learn about the services they can provide.
This document outlines the process and results of a search of grey literature conducted to accompany a rapid review of peer-reviewed literature on social isolation among older people.
A rapid review of peer-reviewed literature on social isolation Social isolation is an experience that can be detrimental to the health and well-being of older people. Research has uncovered risk factors and harmful outcomes of social isolation both in general and for older people. In an effort to summarize the broad range of literature that…
