We will be profiling the latest Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan news and research on social isolation. Check back often!
An article published in the Hamilton Spectator on December 13, 2018, discusses the Hamilton Seniors Isolated Impact Plan program and how it has helped 1,283 isolated seniors since it’s start in May 2016.
DetailsPlease join the us on June 5, 2018 for a half-day program on connecting seniors: Taralyn Prindiville (Hamilton Council on Aging) will share successes and lessons of the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan Amanda Grenier (Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging) will discuss finding of research exploring seniors’ isolation in Greater Hamilton Pat Spadafora (Kaleidoscope…
DetailsThe Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan (HSIIP) project was profiled in an CBC article by Laura Clementson entitled “New study looks at how to reach lonely seniors in downtown Hamilton”.
DetailsJoin April Morganti,and Amanda Bradford-Janke, who will be running a HSIIP workshop entitled “Seniors Isolation Coalition: Using Connectors and Collaboration for Community Wide Impact” at the 2017 OSCA conference.
DetailsIsolation is a problem for many seniors, but a new program at the YWCA Hamilton is looking to connect volunteers with seniors to help them get involved.
DetailsHSIIP invites you to come learn about our first year of progress in reducing isolation among seniors in Hamilton at the Seniors Kickoff Fair on May 29, 2017
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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