Mornings with Brian Haldane: Lisa Marsh Ryerson (AARP) 10-18-21

Lisa Marsh Ryerson is here to talk about social isolation in Louisiana amidst a pandemic. Ryerson, the president of AARP, shares that social isolation has been on the rise. There has been an increase in risk in anxiety and loneliness in older adults. Brian asks the president of AARP what the factors are in the statistics mentioned and how those impacted by the pandemic mentally and emotionally can be helped. Ryerson informs us how Louisiana is doing with theses rising trends in loneliness and anxiety compared to before the pandemic.