Free evening and weekend calls

In order to prevent the isolation of elderly and vulnerable communities, all efforts should be made to encourage communication at these times.

This should be marketed as encouragement to call parents and grandparents.

It is worth acknowledging that whilst technology is a great liberator, but it is also a constraint to some elder members of our communities - and given technical support is harder to provide now - telephony is a common fallback.

People who are vulnerable by age or pre-existing conditions may be sorely tempted to take risks as a result of lack of stimulation.

Nurturing communication is the smallest part we can play in helping those individuals.