Social disconnection adds some $7 billion to annual health care costs in our country. As our society has grown more mobile, the elderly are especially at risk for isolation, depression, or abuse at nursing homes when their adult children are not present to care for them. We take a look at a variety of existing programs meant to provide the elderly with more fulfilling lives in their later years.
Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 202
Sun, Sep 7 | 12:00 P.M. | Aging NH World (11.3) |
LIFE IN THE HEART LAND features eight half-hour episodes that dive deep into the heart of the country to meet the neighbors, communities, and organizations creating unique solutions to rural America's toughest challenges.
Facing formidable obstacles, these collaborators are breaking down divides and roadblocks to build new pathways to meaningful, positive outcomes that have the power to inspire empathy and action while transforming other communities across the nation.
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Sun, Aug 24 | 12:00 P.M. | Broadband/Connection NH World (11.3) |
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Sun, Sep 7 | 12:00 P.M. | Aging NH World (11.3) |
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Sun, Sep 21 | 12:00 P.M. | Recovery NH World (11.3) |
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