Older people are in the grip of a "loneliness epidemic", according to research.
More than 66 million hours are spent alone by people aged over 65 in Britain each day, equivalent to each person over 65 spending more than 100 days alone each year, the study found.
The survey, conducted for the Associated Retirement Community Operators (Arco), found that a quarter of over-65s (24%) feel lonely some or most of the time and almost one in five (18%) of over-75s sometimes go a full weekend without seeing and speaking to another person.
The survey of 1,030 people aged over 65 found that they spend an average of 6.4 waking hours alone each day. Multiplied by 10.4 million people over 65, this gives a figure of more than 66 million hours spent alone each day.
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Sad!
Most Filipino elderly enjoy their remaining lives inside their homes with their children and grandchildren looking after them.
The extended family isn't always a bad thing!
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Originally Posted by Michael Parnham
) who calls us if she needs help, usually when she's really ill and can't do anything other than be on her bed. Keith and I always offered to do stuffs for her, like shopping or getting food for her dog. But most of the time, she just do it by herself anyway. Sometimes I feel sorry for her for being alone, but she said that it's her choice anyway as she wants doing things by herself. Although she said she can only trust Keith in our village, even if he's a Scouser! 
