For Lonely Older Adults, a Social Prescription Is a Wonder Drug

“For 92 years, Glenn was a socialite. In his local Columbus, Ohio community, he was a diehard Ohio State basketball fan. Later, he became a docent at his local art museum. And as a Korean war veteran, he says his strongest friendships were with his fellow comrades, who he’d keep in touch with over the phone and reconnect with at local Veterans Affairs-organized meet-ups. “I was never lonely when I was in the Army,” he says.

But as Glenn got older, his friends and family did, too. When some stopped returning his calls, he learned the hard way that they had passed away. And then, when Glenn lost his ability to drive, he also lost his connection to . . .”

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