Loneliness remains the main vulnerability of the elderly, announces the Royal Margaret Foundation of Romaniatranslated

Loneliness remains the main vulnerability of the elderly, announces the Royal Margaret Foundation of Romania, in a report made on the basis of the 123,565 calls received to the Elderly Telephone in the 11 years of this project's existence.

Calls were received from 23,590 seniors and their families across the country. From these conversations was born the Top of needs and solutions offered to the elderly in Romania, the 2026 edition.

Some of the calls came from seniors who want to stay active in society and were looking for ways to get involved or job offers.

At the top of the list of callers' needs is the need for reliable information, expressed by 9,478 seniors. This is followed by dependent care (7,855), material help (4,012), emotional support (2,190) and the desire to stay active (1,855).

"Beyond the ranking, one figure says a lot: more than half of those who called us live alone. For 1,374 of them, our weekly phone call has become an expected meeting," the foundation's representatives say.

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