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One group of lonely people who need Connection are residents in assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, etc. They will likely not seek out a service for th
by GT0nizuka 9y ago
One group of lonely people who need Connection are residents in assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, etc. They will likely not seek out a service for themselves, but their relatives might pay. Family members often don’t have the time, inclination or ability to stay connected with their older relatives, especially those at a distance. And frankly (sadly) many of the residents have simply been forgotten. Pen pal emails would not cut it for most of the over 70 crowd (especially those with dementia), but a snail mail handwritten letter or card could go a long way toward brightening somebody’s week.With some additional tech video pen pals might work. There is a vast untapped market of “upwardly mobile people who cannot pay enough quality attention to their older relatives living in facilities”.