Experiencing isolation

Social worker Pam Stopforth finds out what it is to be lonely and isolated for a week

Liverpool-based social worker Pam Stopforth is one of 11 people experiencing social isolation as if she were an isolated older person in a social experiment called Isolation Week.

Organised by the charity Friends of the Elderly, the event takes place from today (Monday) through to Sunday with the aim of raising awareness of the effects of social isolation.

During this time Pam will be confined to her home without any human contact, with only her television for company and will have to use special equipment such as gloves and vision-impairing glasses to experience the effects of aging.

We will be following Pam’s experiences through a daily diary and video blog and through a one-way Twitter account .