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Podcast: Creating a New Healthcare
Episode: Episode #80 – A Prescription for Social Isolation with Andrew Parker, Founder & CEO of Papa
Description: Dear Friends & Colleagues,
Every day in the US, 11,000 people turn 65 years old. By 2023 it’s estimated that there will be nearly 55 million seniors in the US, and by 2030, seniors will make up over 20% of the US population. The literature informs us that social isolation & loneliness is rampant – affecting over half of seniors. The literature also informs us that social isolation contributes to many unwanted outcomes, including: (1) depression and an overall sense of unhealthiness, (2) poor medication adherence; (3) increases in ED utilization & hospital admissions.
This problem is fueled by the fact that there are simply not enough heal...