According to Dying Matters, half of the people dying each year do so in hospital despite 70% preferring to die at home.

A 2015 study has indicated that loneliness can increase your risk of premature death by up to a quarter.

Loneliness can be as harmful for our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

People with a high degree of loneliness are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s than people with a low degree of loneliness.