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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly; Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler; Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton; and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Breda Smyth, have announced a new multi-media campaign aimed at combatting loneliness and isolation among older people.

Seán Moynihan, CEO of ALONE

ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, has called on all organisations to work together to support older people this winter and ‘share the warmth’.

ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has called on the government for a pandemic-like response to alleviate the rising cost of living to help those in greatest need.

As Ireland continues to experience life without lockdown, ALONE is asking everyone to continue to show care while respecting older and medically vulnerable people’s boundaries.

At this time of the year, the impact of loneliness on our elderly is greater — the dark evenings, the cold winters, the reduced socialisation due to the ongoing pandemic — these are all factors that have led to an increase in loneliness over the past year.

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, is calling on Government to use Budget 2021 as an opportunity to start the process provide the services, support and structures for an aging population ALONE believes this year has shown how necessary it is to improve the quality of life for older people in Ireland.

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has collaborated with The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) to publish a report examining loneliness and isolation among over-70s during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has highlighted the significant lack of accessible and safe transport available to older people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.