Infographic: Finding Reliable Healthcare Information Online
When it comes to health and wellness, it seems as if everyone has an opinion. But it can be dangerous to listen to the wrong one! How can we tell reliable sources from misinformation? Here is a “cheat sheet” to help.
Holiday Gift Guide 2020
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for your aging loved ones, start here.
Keep Senior Loved Ones Connected
Here are some tips to help your aging loved ones stay connected with technology.
How Virtual Reality Is Helping Seniors Stay Connected
Virtual reality can be used to help older adults feel more connected to the rest of the world, reduce loneliness and social isolation, and combat depression. Here are some of the ways in which the technology is being utilized to help seniors.
Smartphones Are More Important Than Ever - But Be Careful
While smartphones bring many conveniences, beware of some of their safety issues.
How to Store Old Photos and Preserve Precious Memories Forever
The Association of Personal Photo Organizers created National Save Your Photos Day, which falls on the last Saturday in September. Photos are a great way to preserve memories and create a visual family history for future generations. We've a few tips to help you save and organize your digital assets.
Smartphone Apps to Help Caregivers of Older Adults
From medication management, to identifying health programs and keeping up with medical appointments, these 5 smartphone apps are designed to make life easier for caregivers.
Data Privacy Tips for Senior Loved Ones
“A bonus for seniors who are getting into tech now is how much more user-friendly computers and smartphones have become in the past few years,” says Weston Thomson, Director of Community Learning for Do Space in Omaha, Nebraska. “There’s nothing to be scared of, and increasing technology literacy is an important preventative step when it comes to safely surfing the internet.”
Best Family Movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu 2018
If you are up for some family-friendly movies this summer, you may want to check out some blockbusters on the following on-demand video-streaming service providers: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.
Technology for Seniors Made Easy
Although technology can improve the quality of life, older adults are often reluctant to learn or adopt it. Social networking sites, such as Facebook, seem to be the only exception that broke the learning barrier.
Diagnosing Hearing Loss in Adults and Seniors
“People think hearing loss is an old-person thing,” says Maionchi, an audiologist. “But my average patient is in their mid- to late 50s."
Decoding Your Grandchildren's Texts
The way humans communicate has come a long way in the last 100 years. A house-based rotary telephone served as the main form of communication for the majority of the 20th century. But as the cellular telephone gained mainstream traction in the late 1990s, the new millennium ushered in a new type of communication: the text message.
Technology Transforms Retirement
Technology is an amazing gift, giving us the ability to connect to friends and family who live far away, pay bills without leaving the house and hail a cab while sitting in your living room. Technology is also transforming our lives in retirement.