As a follow up to my post, Tips in Helping Seniors with Technology, here are some additional ideas on how to effectively train older persons, whether it’s one on one or within a class: The more you understand about the senior, the easier it will be to plan your training. First consider their age; seniors… Continue reading How to Design Technology Training for Seniors
Month: June 2018
Caregiving Technology Pioneers
On Friday, June 22, I attended the 2nd Annual Caregiving Symposium, hosted by the South Florida Institute of Aging (SoFIA). At a particularly interesting session on caregiving technology pioneers, I learned about these new products focused on helping those of us who care for family and friends: PAPA – Grandkids On-Demand – College students are… Continue reading Caregiving Technology Pioneers
Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Think you’re ‘too old’ to jump on the Internet / online bandwagon? Think again. At Senior Planet, an initiative of Older Adults Technology Services, you can get computer training in Manhattan, upstate New York, Maryland or at multiple satellite locations around NYC. Membership in Senior Planet is free to anyone 60 or over and provides… Continue reading Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Why Age Segregation Isn’t a Good Idea
In Florida, I’ve noticed that there is an abundance of 55 and over communities, where the assumption is that older persons only want to live with other older persons. Maybe this is true for many of us; after all, our closest friends are usually close to our own age. The tendency towards age segregation seems… Continue reading Why Age Segregation Isn’t a Good Idea
Changing the Conversation about Aging in America
Today’s blog post is excerpted from a Frameworks Communication Toolkit, which contains many wonderful ideas and resources on how to change the conversation about aging in America from a time of decline and deterioration to a time of challenge and opportunity. Also see this recent post Reframing Aging: Growing “Old at Heart” from the Stanford… Continue reading Changing the Conversation about Aging in America
Tips In Helping Seniors With Technology
Through my work with Dorot, I often help seniors with technology challenges. Some questions are fairly basic, like how to use email or browse a website, but others are not. As in most areas, older persons are very diverse, so I try not to come in with any preconceived ideas about how much they do… Continue reading Tips In Helping Seniors With Technology
Reducing Isolation for Seniors
As I’ve observed from some of my own family members, many seniors can easily become socially isolated from others and from the community. This can be due to: declining health, life transitions, ageism in society and lack of access to transportation / services. Risk of loneliness also increases if you don’t have a spouse or… Continue reading Reducing Isolation for Seniors
My New Blog – How Seniors Can Live Well at Any Age
Most of us spend time providing caregiving for parents during their late stages of life to reciprocate for their having cared for us when we were young. As an only child, my role extended to care for many aging relatives, many who no one else available to help. This was sometimes hard to balance with… Continue reading My New Blog – How Seniors Can Live Well at Any Age