Unwanted loneliness is a latent problem in our society, which especially affects older people. And the truth is that each person can intervene to alleviate this circumstance and help the elderly people around them who find themselves in this situation.
This is explained by the Grandes Amigos Foundation, who have published a practical guide that includes keys to addressing the unwanted loneliness of older people, whether they are family members, acquaintances or neighbors in your neighborhood. In the aforementioned guide they address the main causes of unwanted loneliness, how to detect if an elderly person is alone and what to do in this situation.
The Great Friends Foundation urges us to pay attention to everyday details that can show that a person is alone. For example, notable changes in your routines, if you used to go to a store a lot and now you have stopped going, if you have stopped doing activities such as going for a walk or going to the day center, or if you used to be accompanied and now you don’t. It can also alert us if we haven’t seen a neighbor or an elderly person whom we used to meet often for a long time. Just as if you have neglected your image or your diet.
If you have the opportunity to talk to that person, it is good to know if they have someone they trust to ask for favors such as accompanying them on an errand or helping them with a task. It is a good idea to ask him if he misses something, something he wants to do but has no one with, if he has someone he trusts to talk to, if he shows discouragement or would like to make new friends, if he has a relationship with his neighbors or pay attention to whether he extends a conversation. more than normal.
