Sen. Collins Leads Hearing on How Coronavirus Impacts Seniors

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this week led a hearing of the Senate Aging Committee on how the coronavirus is impacting seniors, reports WGME 13 Maine News . She talked about whether seniors who have isolated due to the pandemic are lonely and discussed ways to help them with a panel of experts. "The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the service delivery system that older Mainers have come to rely on for services and answers on aging," said SeniorsPlus CEO Betsy Sawyer-Manter. "We quickly moved to adapt our services to a telephonic and virtual platform. Many of our clients rely on the friendly volunteer who delivers their meals or the class that gives them purpose and socialization."