Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/27/2020 -- Senior Connections Matter is raising funds to purchase needed mobile devices to connect isolated nursing home residents with their families and loved ones who are now restricted from visiting because of COVID19. Of the 15,600 nursing homes, the vast majority are not sufficiently equipped to facilitate an adequate number of these vital connections.

This is a much needed and necessary investment.

Nursing home residents are isolated, lonely and frightened. The stress from prolonged isolation is documented and can be considered equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes/day. It impacts anxiety, sleep disorders, falls, cognitive decline and symptoms of depression.

The fund will purchase mobile devices for facilities to ensure there are sufficient devices for residents and families to have frequent virtual visits. The need is great and immediate!!!

Of all the states, Florida took swift action to manage the spread of the virus in nursing homes in mid-March by banning visitation. Now, Governor Rick DeSantis, in a May 26th Forbes magazine article, suggests that "we must restrict visits to nursing homes by family and friends for at least the next several months, with the possible exception of those who can prove that they are not actively infected with the novel coronavirus"

"Nursing Homes have been my life's work. Seeing the pervasive loneliness and isolation nursing home residents experience as a result of being disconnected from their families and friends is heartbreaking. It's important for me to find a way to bridge that gap". Phyllis Ayman, Advocate

For more information, or to contribute, visit Senior Connections Matter, Connecting Seniors Through Technology at https://www.gofundme.com/f/senior-connections-matter .

This initiative helps the nation's mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, in nursing homes all across the U.S.

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