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title: "Cedar Rapids Gazette: She’s 8, He’s 72. Their Unlikely Friendship Started Because She Just Wanted to See Him Smile."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1d7bc832-85ea-471d-aca0-a9766cf1a998
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/rightathome/cedar-rapids-gazette-shes-8-hes-72-their-unlikely-friendship-started-because-she-just-wanted-to-see-him-smile-2716713
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2021-09-21T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:31.695Z
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# Cedar Rapids Gazette: She’s 8, He’s 72. Their Unlikely Friendship Started Because She Just Wanted to See Him Smile.

**TL;DR:** Right at Home franchisee Stephanie Humphries discussed the challenges of social isolation for senior citizens during the pandemic in an interview with the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Right at Home's work helps seniors age at home, serving as a liaison between adult children and older adults.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-09-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/rightathome/cedar-rapids-gazette-shes-8-hes-72-their-unlikely-friendship-started-because-she-just-wanted-to-see-him-smile-2716713).*

## Story

In an interview with the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids Right at Home franchisee Stephanie Humphries outlined one of the major challenges senior citizens are facing during the pandemic: social isolation.

With the Delta variant sweeping through the United States, Right at Home’s work helping seniors age at home has become a lifeline to the outside world. “Oftentimes we are a liaison between adult children who don’t live here (and older adults),” Humphries said. “We serve as the eyes and ears for aging parents and grandparents.”

Humphries also shared a number of tips for helping elderly loved ones feel special and cared for, including enjoying dinner together or simply taking the time to have a conversation with them.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- senior care (topic)
- franchisee support (topic)
- pandemic impact (topic)
- Delta (company)
- social isolation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/rightathome/cedar-rapids-gazette-shes-8-hes-72-their-unlikely-friendship-started-because-she-just-wanted-to-see-him-smile-2716713). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1d7bc832-85ea-471d-aca0-a9766cf1a998).