KIND IS beautiful: STEPPING UP FOR SENIORS.

LONELINESS in old age; GRIEF; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); AGEISM; FOOD relief; EMPATHY; SOCIAL isolation; COMPASSION; HUMANITY; ABUSE of older people; COVID-19 pandemic; ELDER care

The article discusses issues involving senior individuals as of November 2021. Topics covered include the increase of elder abuse and neglect, social isolation, and age discrimination during the pandemic, and the challenges of grief and technology, and the value of small acts of kindness and activities of volunteer organizations to make a difference in seniors' lives. Also noted are Canadian organizations that are accepting volunteers for seniors.