Help reduce loneliness in older people this summer by sending a postcard
Loneliness is a growing problem among older people, and in care homes it can be a particularly difficult issue to resolve. Figures from Age UK show that 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with friends or family for a month, and 60 percent of people in care homes get no visitors.
With changing family and community structures and an ageing population, increasing numbers of people, especially older adults, are becoming socially isolated or lonely.
Cards for Kindness is an initiative which aims to reduce loneliness in our care homes by encouraging members of the community to send a postcard to a local care home.
It’s always lovely to receive a card through the post and this, in turn, promotes lots of conversations about past holidays and days out; bringing back happy memories and encouraging residents to talk to others. Research shows this has many health benefits, especially for people living with dementia.

Join us at Lancaster Library for a free drop-in session to design and make your postcard to be sent to a local care home, telling the residents all about the adventures you have been up to over the summer holiday. We will even send the postcard for you!