Getting to know each other on the first day.Īccording to data, about 1.6 million Australians over the age of 65 live on their own at home, with many experiencing loneliness and isolation. Over seven weeks of planned activities including painting, gardening, group walks and social interaction, the documentary found that spending time with a group of four-year-olds did improve the health and happiness of the residents.įor season two, producers have flipped the experiment, this time focusing on senior Australians who live independently in their own homes and taking them out into the kids’ domain, a purpose-built pre-school, for fun, games, learning and friendship.

In the opening season of the surprise TV hit, which went on to receive critical global acclaim, including the 2020 International Emmy Award for Non-Scripted Entertainment, Australians fell in love with 11 residents of a Sydney-based retirement village and 11 preschoolers brought together for an intergenerational social experiment.

Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, the heartwarming ABC documentary series that brought together a group of aged care and retirement home residents and preschoolers for daily activities to see if uniting young and old could improve the health and wellbeing of older people, is back for a second season.

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