If 4 year olds and 84 year olds work and play together, will it improve the health and happiness of the older group? Ten pre-schoolers welcome 11 pensioners into their classroom. Social isolation is one of the biggest problems facing older people living in care homes. This loneliness, combined with boredom and inactivity, has a severely negative impact on their health, well-being and life expectancy. This social experiment attempts to dramatically improve the health and well-being of retirement communities by bringing together ten older residents with a group of ten four year old pre-school children for six weeks. The old and young volunteers share daily activities designed by a team of experts who measure and analyze the older group’s physical and mental progress. The elderly volunteers undergo a series of baseline tests at the start of the experiment, and their activities are tracked and tested throughout. The results at the end of the experiment are extraordinary, with significant changes in the physical, social and emotional well-being of the older volunteers. This format tackles one of society’s most pressing issues in a heart-warming and compelling way.
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