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- Older adults who live alone are more likely to be poor, especially with advancing age. Many report feelings of loneliness, and 25% of those ≥ 65 are considered to be socially isolated (3). In those with health problems or sensory deficits, new or worsening symptoms may be unnoticed.
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Sep 14, 2024 · How older adults living alone are faring depends on their financial status, their housing, their networks of friends and family members, and resources in the communities where they live.
Wellbeing encapsulates how we are faring, in all domains of life, including financial, health, social, personal and the local environment. It explores the question of how well older people are doing.
Sep 17, 2024 · After age 75, an astonishing 43% of women live alone, compared with only 24% for men. The majority — 80% — of people who live alone after age 65 are divorced or widowed, twice the rate of the general population, according to KFF’s analysis of 2022 census data.
- Productivity
- Ownership
- Interconnectedness
As can be seen in Table 2, the theme of productivity encompasses several ideas relating to time use, including both the presence and absence of such activities. In this context the theme of productivity relates to an activity which may be considered productive, as opposed to leisure or self-care. Volunteering, paid work, housework or unpaid care wo...
The theme of ownership encompasses several aspects of ideas around taking control or making decisions and reflects both positive and negative facets of this. The idea of choice refers to the desire and ability to make choices around time-use, the people someone spends time with, where to live or even the decision to live alone. This was something w...
The final theme of interconnectedness presents both as a presence and an absence, much like the other two themes. It refers to the social relationships the women had with family, friends, and the broader community. All seven of the women seemed to have robust social networks, particularly in terms of friendship groups. Family connections were impor...
Nov 24, 2020 · The factors that condition aging among older people living alone include (a) existence or absence of a social network, (b) gender, (c) the home or place where they live, (d) their capacity to function, and (e) welfare and health resources.
- Jesús Molina-Mula, Julia Gallo-Estrada, Antonio González-Trujillo
- 10.3390/ijerph17238739
- 2020
- 2020/12
Older people are especially vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation – and it can have a serious effect on health. But there are ways to overcome loneliness, even if you live alone and find it hard to get out.
In 2021, 3.3 million people aged 65 years and over were living alone in England and Wales, 30.1 % of the older population. The proportion of older women living alone was lower in 2021...
