Prolonged loneliness is an issue for nearly 58 million U.S. adults age 45 and older, raising their risk for heart disease and ...

Loneliness decreases with age. Nearly half (49 percent) of adults ages 45 to 49 are lonely, while 45 percent of those in their 50s report feeling lonely. As adults age into their 60s, 70s and beyond, ...

As the population continues to get older, more adults are becoming solo agers during their golden years. “Solo agers have been shown to be as healthy and happy as other older adults and live just as ...

Josh Sach, Founder of Meela, joins John Williams to talk about the new AI chat app that was designed to help seniors feel less lonely. Josh explains how the AI companion works, the average ...

A North Merrick woman has gone above and beyond to unite lonely older strangers on Long Island — by creating a “friendship circle” with nearly 850 members. “Four years ago, I put out online that I was ...

Key Takeaways More middle-aged Americans are feeling lonely compared to other age groupsNearly half (46%) of those 45 to 59 say they’re lonelyMen are expressing loneliness more often than women ...

Dear Annie: I could have written the letter from “Regretful,” who was sad that she and her husband had left the city and moved into a rural area where she is missing out on so much that had made her ...

A new study has found that women who feel lonely are more likely to have food cravings. The study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health studied 93 women and asked them questions ...

CHAROTTE — Tawanda Robbins’s nonprofit is replacing loneliness with love across the U.S. by delivering Valentine’s Day cards to seniors in nursing homes. There are about 60% of nursing home residents ...

Like a music director conducting an ensemble, Paul Downey guided about a dozen volunteers as they prepared to serve one of the most important meals of the year at the Serving Seniors Gary and Mary ...