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Breaking Isolation: How VR Is Rewiring Senior Social Connections

Social neglect and loneliness present a unique challenge to the elderly population, especially with limitations in mobility, family separation, and loss of friends. The WHO has stated this issue is serious and needs to be addressed, especially when considering the connection between social isolation and being at higher risk for depression, cognitive decline, and even mortality. Seniors who are…