In order to stay mentally agile, a person needs to use his or her brain. This can mean anything from doing puzzles to regular social interactions. One advantage seniors enjoy today is that they live in the age of the Internet. While computers can be intimidating to the uninitiated, many of the boomers now hitting [...]
Seniors Want Simplicity From Their Technology
Each year, more and more seniors embrace new technology. Electronic devices like smartphones are among the favorites for the over-50 set. After all, they grew up on electronics, having watched phones shed their cords and become smarter than the computers of even just 10 years ago. Is there one thing that older adults want from [...]
“Grandparents Gone Wired” Makes Tech Connections
An inter-generational initiative prompts tech-savvy youth to interact with seniors who want to learn more about using computers and social media. DoSomething.org launched a public service campaign called “Grandparents Gone Wired,” designed to encourage teens to provide one-on-one technology assistance to elders in their families or neighborhoods. “The whole campaign is a nice idea and [...]
“Encore Entrepreneurs” Take a Bow
A new and enthusiastic group of would-be-entrepreneurs is seeking to create businesses they hope will bring social benefits to their communities. Civic Ventures says a recent study finds that one-in-four Americans approaching middle age or in their retirement years wants to create a business. Of those individuals between the ages of 44 and 70 surveyed, [...]
Advanced Research Technology Could Help Prevent Falls
Aerospace simulation technology may help medical researchers better understand how and why people fall. The iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research, which opened this week in Toronto, is considered one of the most technologically advanced rehabilitation research centers. It provides researchers with safe and controlled settings in which they are able to recreate those environmental challenges [...]
Improvements in Computer Design Help Seniors Embrace Technology
Seniors and computers — a relationship often seen as a struggle in futility. However, this idea is becoming less and less true as design and training options advance to make technology easy for seniors. As a matter of fact, this idea has been questioned for over a decade. Hilary Browne of The University of Maryland [...]
Older Adults Prefer Familiarity in Tech, Simplicity in Instruction
While baby boomers and their elders are embracing technology more and more every day, it’s interesting to take a look at the type of tech they adopt. Back in 2003, Mike Baard touched on this in an article he wrote for Wired magazine: Seniors will accept newfangled gadgets, as long as they come in familiar packages. The [...]
Seniors Finding Ways to Stay at Home
As one ages, the specter of no longer being able to take care of oneself looms large. Many people have an understandable desire to avoid managed-care facilities and stay in their own homes. This is not a small worry, or one that only a few people have. The Huffington Post throws the problem into perspective: [...]
Boomers and Seniors Offline: What Are They Missing?
Welcome to the 21st century, where technology is king. Smartphones, computers, GPS, and an astounding array of other devices have become pervasive in modern culture. One side effect of this is that the cost of being offline is steadily rising. Fueled by the desire for lower costs and greater efficiency, many companies and government agencies [...]
AARP Shares Its Online Ad Network with Other Advertisers
AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, is one of the largest membership organizations in the United States, with close to 40 million members. The organization’s properties include print publications such as AARP Magazine, touted as the world’s largest circulation magazine, and a digital presence with such sites as AARP.org and an [...]
