Alone is also calling for a plan to help older people rebuild their confidence and reintegrate into society, said Mr Moynihan.
He added that a strategy to deal with loneliness, the right to homecare, digital training, and more community supports were needed. âPeople want to age at home, we need to create choices [to achieve this].â
Poverty was another major issue facing older people. My Moynihan said home repairs or appliance replacements were the third most common issue people ring Alone about.
âIf anything happens, like Covid, increases in energy prices, increases in transport prices, something in their house breaks down . . . after people retire and they are on the basic pension, or they are bereaved, they have one income of â¬240, if they have 40 years of stamps. Ultimately if the fridge breaks down or the cooker goes . . . over years, people use up their [monetary] resources... and they need support.â