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Marsden believes lonely deaths, while sometimes inevitable, are a symptom of our society.
“There’s more isolation,” he says. “It’s not that community where everyone checks up on each other anymore, they don’t share produce like they used to back in the day."
In one instance the neighbours knew that if the blinds next door didn’t go up, then their neighbour had died. “But it’s rare that that happens. It’s rare you have someone willing to check up on you and make sure you are OK,” he says.
For some people who live alone, a Red Cross service called Telecross takes the form of a friendly welfare check. It provides a daily phone call, 365 days a year, to isolated people. If the call is not answered on the third attempt, an emergency procedure is activated.
