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41st Free Zoom Elderly Living Alone, Problems and Responses ！.

●Sponsored by ： Life Issatsukukai.　Life Isshukai is a One-Stop Senior Support Group for men and women over 60 www.jinseiippukukai.org
● Date and Time ： 8/10/24 (Sat) ） 6pm ～ 8pm
● Venue ： Zoom （ Invitation ONLY for those who pre-register ） Free
●Application ： jinseiippukukai@gmail.com 323-377-5530
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●Application deadline ： 8/10/24 6 pm
●New applicants, please apply with your full name ・ male female gender ・ age
●The invitation will be sent on August 8.

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As people live longer, more elderly people are living alone after their spouse dies.　Many of them have left their spouses and are living alone due to divorce at an advanced age.

●The biggest reason for the elderly to live alone in the U.S. is their own will.　27% of the elderly over the age of 60 want to live alone, far more than the average of 16% in 130 countries around the world.

● In the case of Japanese elderly living in the U.S., many are living alone due to divorce or the death of a spouse, or because they are reserved for their American children or children and their spouses.　Also, in many cases, there are no family members present in the U.S. after divorce, which seems to be the reason why they are forced to live alone.

● Regarding the elderly living alone, there are some advantages in practicing independence and being able to live according to one's own lifestyle, but on the other hand, there are some disadvantages, such as feeling isolated from society and loneliness, unlike in the past.

● The problems of living alone are

① Isolation from society and loneliness are very dangerous （ mentally and physically.
Tech scams, financial scams, and romance scams targeting the elderly are rampant, with adult scams occurring in the last year's fraud cases
in California ． 4 billon, of which 20%
（ $ suffered by the elderly mil It is believed to be a　This is a scam aimed at the lonely.
② No one to help you if you get sick or seriously injured
③ No one to talk to every day
④ You have to be active in everything you do
⑤ Cannot eat or take care of yourself
⑥ living will be expensive as there is no one to share living expenses
⑦ pension ・ I am not sure how long I can continue to live on limited funds such as savings
⑧ I cannot drive due to my poor eyesight and my opportunities to go outside are greatly reduced ⑨ Access to recent technological advances has become difficult
⑩ Even if I own a house, it is difficult to take care of it and I don't have money to repair it
(xi) Renting part of my house has only caused me more headaches; I want to sell it quickly and move to a smaller apartment
(xii) I am worried that I am going to lose my hearing ⑫ Worried about becoming deaf and blind
⑬ Worried about what will happen when I die
⑭ Worried about what I will do if I get dementia
⑮ The elderly care is hard
⑯ As the population ages, the number of people committing suicide increases （. Loneliness ＋ Isolation from society ＋ Anxiety about the future ）

●In Japan, a company that handles everything for such elderly people has been established, but there is no such company in the U.S. today. In the U.S., however, there is no such company.

●This time, we would like to discuss inconvenience and anxiety of elderly people living alone and how to deal with them ・ ・ Support.

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Theme ： Elderly living alone, problems and response ！
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