Loneliness as a Health Risk

Loneliness is not just a feeling. It is a clinical risk factor.
Research consistently links chronic social isolation in older adults to increased rates of cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, depression, and premature mortality. The effects are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Yet loneliness remains underdiagnosed, underdiscussed, and underaddressed in most care systems.
ARMS4elderly recognises that health is not only physical. Meaningful connection is part of what keeps people well — and any serious approach to elderly care must account for it.

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