Loneliness and isolation: what has been the real impact of Covid-19 on the over-55s?

In this Housing LIN guest blog, Julia Ashley - C&C’s chief executive - talks about the key findings from her organisation’s research which surveyed how their residents coped with loneliness and isolation last year.

The resultant report highlights the findings from their study which reveal a market increase in the number of residents experiencing loneliness and isolation since the onset of the pandemic, with 1 in 8 now experiencing these feelings daily or weekly.

You can also access an accompanying YouTube video with residents explaining their situation.