Across living rooms scattered from coast to coast, older adults know the persistent ache of missing faces once gathered daily at home. As physical distance expands, a soft loneliness often takes root - plans postponed, laughter missed, and cherished voices reduced to short phone calls easily lost in uncertainty. For both aging parents and their adult children or caregivers, the longing to bridge this divide grows heavier over time, touching everything from daily comfort to emotional...

Social and technological barriers weigh heavily on many elderly adults, often leaving them out of daily family life - especially when children and grandchildren live far away. In a place like Ann Arbor, where seasons can stretch physical and emotional distances, the silence at home grows sharp and unwelcome. For those who have built rich lives anchored in their own routine and space, separation brought on by unfamiliar devices or complex screens feels not just frustrating, but quietly...