The NY initiative helping the elderly with isolation and loneliness
Loneliness is a growing problem nationwide but in particular in New York, where the share of older adults is surging.
Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByBONNIE AZOULAY/JTA
