Social Isolation

Pan-Edmonton Group Addressing Social Isolation of Seniors

By addressing a range of factors that may lead to social isolation, PEGASIS is encouraging and promoting healthy connections and building networks among seniors, caregivers, and communities.

The Social Isolation of Indigenous Seniors report outlines issues and concerns of isolated Indigenous seniors and explores ways to improve services in a culturally responsive way. (Edmonton Social Planning Council, 2019)

Hello, How Are You?: Seniors Isolation and Loneliness resources and video (City of Edmonton)

View contact information for seniors centres in Edmonton

Outreach Toolkit (manual, interview guide, resource list, and collaborative case management process) developed for support workers who do outreach to isolated and at-risk seniors in Edmonton (ESCC, updated 2017)

Social Isolation of Seniors Toolkit (Forum of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors)

Volume 1: Understanding the issue and finding solutions

Volume 2: Ideas Exchange event

Supplement: A Focus on Indigenous Seniors in Canada

Supplement: A Focus on LGBTQ2S+ Seniors in Canada

Supplement: A Focus on New Immigrant and Refugee Seniors in Canada

Report on the Social Isolation of Seniors (Government of Canada, 2014)

 

The Future of Loneliness (Friends of the Elderly, United Kingdom, 2014)

 

Aging in Place: A Neighbourhood Strategy (City of Edmonton, 2007)