Through The Ages: Tackling the UK’s Loneliness Crisis | Beyond Borders

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Care homes, community centres, the medical profession, even politicians are all trying to combat what the US government calls an epidemic of loneliness. Togetherness has been lost, and a high price is being paid. The question is how to restore it. From appointing the world's first Loneliness Minister, to swapping old-age care homes with intergenerational communities, redesigning cities to reintegrate senior citizens, and the rise of AI companions, David Foster meets the people trying to revolutionise the way Britain cares for people of all ages. Will these experiments to reconnect generations provide a useful model for an increasingly fragmented world? #documentary #beyondborders #trtworld #loneliness #unitedkingdom #artificialintelligence ______ Beyond Borders is a location-based documentary show telling the human stories at the heart of the trends shaping our world. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Follow Beyond Borders on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondbordersshow Follow Beyond Borders on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondborderstrtworld Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Old age home working with children 06:02 - Frome Community Connector scheme 10:31 - How loneliness affects all ages 14:35 - UK based home-sharing 17:43 - AI companion to tackle loneliness in older adults 23:29 - Loneliness expert and psychologist 25:02 - Credits