Assisted Living Home Residents Are in Need of Pen Pals in This Time of Isolation

The Victorian Senior Care assisted-living community operator in North Carolina applied social media to match residents at its 14 communities with pen pals looking to make friends from all over the world, reports CNN . Since this program began last week, residents have received mail and packages from all over the world, including Germany, countries in Africa, and New Zealand. Anyone can send mail to residents, and visitors can click through images on Victorian Senior Care's Facebook page to choose a pen pal, with their addresses in the captions. For anyone having difficulty choosing, the main office is collecting themed packages for distribution to the appropriate residents. Victorian Senior Care COO Meredith Seals requests that senders write on the envelope what the theme is, like sports, veteran, dog, or crafts.