Integration of Preschools and Nursing Homes an Intervention for Loneliness
Words: 1709 Pages: 6 4653Loneliness is a growing epidemic among the elderly population, predominantly in Western Culture where elders are often placed in nursing homes, excluding them from their community. A silent killer, loneliness has shown to increase rates of depression, and the severity of preexisting psychiatric disorders, as well as decrease overall physical and emotional wellbeing. A few interventions, like the Silver Line in the United Kingdom and animal-assisted therapy in nursing homes, have been popular methods to try and combat loneliness, however, […]
