The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on people’s lives, especially for older people. Public life has come to a grinding halt due to the corona virus. Especially the measures to keep a distance and to stay at home, drastically change our lives. How do seniors in the Netherlands experience these exceptional times? What do they worry about, what gives them hope and comfort, how do they spend their days? On the Dutch platform Wij & corona (‘We & corona’) we collect and share personal stories to provide distraction, recognition, comfort and guidance to other seniors. So far, we have interviewed and published the experiences of over 350 Dutch older people, their family members and caretakers.
On the platform we also share stories from older people in other parts of the world, many of these kindly provided to us by HelpAge International and ILC Japan.
Please feel free to share your story with us, or interview an older person or healthcare professional in your country. Stories can be emailed to Wij & corona.