Photo: LDR / Chloe Ranford
The loneliness epidemic is growing among our aging population - a 2024 study by Age Concern found 59% of people aged 65 plus have felt lonely recently.
But one fast-growing solution has come from an unlikely place. Tanya Burrage has run an au pair agency for twenty years, but recently expanded her services to offer support and companionship to the elderly.
The idea came from her own client base who'd previously hired au pairs for their children - now their parents are aging, and they need someone to check in on them.
