How to keep older adults safer during heat waves? Give them housemates

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By Sofie KodnerSep 13, 2022, 10:45 am152 pts
For more than three decades, 84-year-old Josette Paoni lived alone in a small, dusty village in the South of France. But this summer, she got a new housemate, Javier Garcia. He’s a Spanish university student interning in France for the summer. He’s half her age and barely speaks French — but he could save…

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