The Boardwalk to Nowhere

FOR MANY SENIORS..IT'S BEEN MONTHSSINCE THEY'VE BEENABLE TO SEE FAMILYMEMBERS..ESPECIALLY THOSELIVING IN LONG-TERMCARE FACILITIES..NOW ONE GROUP ISHOPING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE..

BYHELPING TO EASETHE LONELINESSWHILE CONNECTINGTHEM WITHRESOURCES..THE "HI NEIGHBOR"PROGRAM INPHOENIX, ARIZONA ISA TELEPHONEREASSURANCEPROGRAM..

THATACTS AS A FRIENDLYCHECK-IN..THE AGENCY BEHINDIT SAYS IT'S A WAY TOSTAY SOCIAL ANDCHECK ON MORETHAN JUST ACLIENT'S PHYSICALHEALTH."THE MENTALHEALTH ANDANXIETY,DEPRESSION OF OURSENIORS GETSOVERLOOKEDBECAUSE THEY HAVESO MANY, SO MUCHPHYSICALLY GOINGON THAT SOMETIMESWE FORGET THATTHEIR MENTALHEALTH IS EQUALLYAS IMPORTANT TOTHEIR PHYSICALHEALTH."COMING UPTOMORROW ONGOOD MORNINGIDAHO..

WE'LLEXPLAIN MOREABOUT THEPROGRAM..AND ALL IT OFFERS..IN OUR FINDING HOPESERIES.AND JOIN US AT 6-30ON IDAHO NEWS SIXFOR MORE ON THEPANDEMIC'S EFFECTON HEALTHCARE INIDAHO...SPECIFICALLYTELEHEALTH..SOME..

CALLING IT ASILVER LINING...ALLOWING PATIENTSTO REMOTELYCONNECT WITHTHEIR DOCTORS FORBEHAVIORALHEALTH... CHRONICILLNESSES... ANDOTHER SPECIALTIES.TONIGHT..

WE'LLLOOK AT HOWTELEHEALTH ISWORKING IN IDAHO...AND WHAT DOCTORSSEE FOR ITS FUTURE.FINDING HOPE: ANEW WAYFORWARD... AIRSRIGHT HERE AT 6-30.YOU CAN LEARNMORE... ON IDAHO-NEWS-6 DOT COM..STILL AHEAD ONIDAHO NEWS SIX...MAN CAN MOVEMOUNTAINS, BUT WEHAVE NOTHING ONMOTHER NATURE.IN THIS WEEK'SIDAHO BACKROADS ...WE HEAD TO THEHIGH COUNTRY TOSEE HOW THATEARLY SPRINGEARTHQUAKELITERALLY MADE A