Social isolation places older adults at greater risk of illness and death. A study by AARP Public Policy Institute, Stanford University, and Harvard found that people with limited social contact were more likely to suffer from depression, and have high levels of chronic conditions.
More information available at www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2017/medicare-spends-more-on-socially-isolated-older-adults.html
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