MSD and the Social Wellbeing Agency have released a new report on the needs of older people in health, housing, finance, and social connection. Amongst the findings reported are that:
- 17 percent (89,000) of older people experience social connection vulnerability.
- European older people experience the highest rates of social connection vulnerability, both proportionally and numerically.
- Social connection vulnerability increases significantly by age from 65 onwards.
- Women are significantly more affected than me
You can see the report on the MSD website here, and the press release on the Social Wellbeing Agency website here.