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Fierce Health Technology May 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced population health programs targeting loneliness to adapt to a new normal of social distancing.
That means companies like Papa, which offers visits from college students to lonely seniors, have had to take an increasingly digital approach to help socially isolated people connect.
Andrew Parker, CEO and founder of Papa, told FierceHealthcare that the company is now conducting more virtual companion visits per day and per month than it was doing in-person visits before the pandemic.
Papa Pals are also assisting seniors with grocery shopping by providing contact-free food deliveries, he said.
“It was a pretty fast but significant transition to move our business,” Parker said.
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