Before the coronavirus pandemic, Jean Bosworth’s life had a rhythm: weekly senior luncheons on Mondays, long card games and potlucks on Fridays and church services on Sundays.

Bosworth, 95, is in two book clubs and typically plays monthly games of mahjong with friends, a Chinese game played with tiles, like cards. She looks forward to walking along the river, talking with people she meets.

For months now, all of those outings have been canceled. Her trips to buy groceries have been replaced by d...