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Volunteer brings a ‘ray of sunshine’ to residents [video]

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- Keywords:
  - loneliness
  - nursing home
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- Posted: 09/25/2019
For 35 years, volunteer Joann Kloos has been stopping by to spend time with residents at Good Samaritan Society – Ambassador.

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Pen pals: Fostering friendships across generations

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  - loneliness
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- Posted: 09/03/2019
A project started to help students practice cursive writing and reading is connecting third grade students with seniors.

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Furry friends — with benefits

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- Keywords:
  - dementia
  - guideposts
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- Posted: 08/23/2019
Isolated seniors who adopt a pet have a better emotional outlook, have less physical ailments, and experience less loneliness and depression.

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Before hearing aids, ‘I had been missing out on so much’

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- Keywords:
  - hearing loss
  - employee
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- Posted: 08/01/2019
Sherry received hearing aids 12 years after she was diagnosed with a 50% hearing loss.

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Making friends in our later years

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  - friendship
  - support
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- Posted: 05/15/2019
Senior living community staff and residents share their stories of friendship.

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Residents knit love into every stitch

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- Keywords:
  - retirement
  - loneliness
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- Posted: 12/17/2018
A knitting group turned into a support system for women at Good Samaritan Society – Hastings Village.

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