Chronic loneliness is affecting a growing number of older people in the North East. Age UK estimates that there are over 51,500 people in the North East who are lonely.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…

• 200,000 older people have not had
  a conversation with friends or family for a month.

• 3.9 million older people agree
  the television is their main form of company.

• Loneliness can be as harmful for
  our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

• 6-13% of older people say they
  feel very or always lonely.

• 6 % of older people leave their
  house once a week or less

• Over half of all aged 75 and over
  live alone (ONS, 2010)

Many older people receive less than one visit per week from a friend or family member. Many are also unable to get out and about to see other people as much as they would like because of health and mobility problems.  

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