Stephanie Chamberlain, KUSP doctoral student, and Dr Carole Estabrooks published an opinion piece in the Calgary Herald titled "Unbefriended" seniors are the forgotten population
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What happens when a person grows older and is no longer able to make health and financial decisions for themselves - but also does not have family or friends who can make those decisions on their behalf? Health and social services use a hard-hitting term to describe this growing population: "unbefriended."