This blog was initiated following an MGA Roundtable Discussion on Social Isolation and Loneliness as a way for the entire MGA Network to share best practices, creative approaches, questions, solutions, and networking opportunities around the issues. Click on the title above to add a comment or to see what others are saying.
2 responses to “Social Isolation and lonliness Blog”
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Emily’s notes:
Isolation comes in many forms:
Caregivers
Loss
Housing (you can live in a community and still be isolated/lonely)
LGBTQIA+
Native American
Afro American
Take aways to help reduce isolation:
Have consistent programming
Thoughtful programming to include cultures/communities above
Intergenerational programming
Friendly visiting programs
Digital literacy- working with younger people to understand this digital age also connection with family/friends etc
Home delivered meals can lead to further resources/services
I would love to hear from others what your take away were!
Emily
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Hi Emily/Blog,
I’m so sorry I was unable to attend the recent MGA Social Isolation & Loneliness Roundtable Zoom meeting. Thank you so much for the meeting link and resources email message that you sent to all of us. I just finished watching/listening to the meeting and recording.
So much great information and ideas! I will share also with my Bunker Hill Community College HR Dept. supervisor in case useful/relevant for the mental health resources information that she oversees disseminating to us College-wide employees. Appreciated the resource links that had been shared, too.
I’m so glad for the UMass Aging Services Management grad certificate that I earned back in 2011, and for the knowledge and connections it underpinned for me in my own journey continuing currently in my care assistance to my 96-year-old parent living nearby in subsidized senior housing, and the challenges that both she and I face (including me doing this as an only adult child balanced with my fulltime work, own health issues, and financial-challenges juggling). Lots of good insights about diverse-demographics experiences, too, including in the Afro-American and LGBTQ+ communities.
Wishing you a great week ahead,
Gary
MGA 
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