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Marystown YCMA program pairs youth with seniors for technology one-on-one | Provincial | News
MARYSTOWN, N.L. — Usually knowledge is handed down from the old to the young. That works for most subjects, but not so much when it comes to technology where youth definitely have the upper hand. Catera Mullett suggests one of the biggest challenges to mastering technology is learning not to be afraid of it. “It’s …
Iowa Seniors Encouraged to Use Safe Driving Technology / Public News Service
AAA says older drivers often try to avoid driving at night or during rush hours. But experts say new technology is available in many vehicles to help keep them safe and mobile. (NSC.org) January 8, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa — As the new year takes shape, automakers continue work on getting self-driving cars to the …
New technology that can help keep seniors safe at home – KFOR.com
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Each year, more than one out of four seniors fall, making it the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for those age 65 and older. While a fall can happen anywhere, 80 percent of all home falls happen in the bathroom. To help protect you or your elder loved …
Smartphones creating generational and income divide – Technology
Posted November 18, 2019 05:33:04 Photo: Desmond White, 93, relies on his bike to get around Newcastle. (ABC News: Elena De Bruijne) Desmond White leads a very modern life, riding his bike around inner-city Newcastle, where he lives on his own in a fifth storey apartment overlooking the wharf. Key points: The Australia Talks survey …
Retirement community uses new technology to prevent falls
Falling is the leading cause of injuries for seniors.An older person falls every second of every day in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But steps can be taken to prevent falls, and a retirement community in Cumberland County is using new technology to take action.New kind of diagnostic testing assesses …
Health: Digital dilemma: When to talk to seniors about access to technology – Lifestyle – Journal Standard
This article appears in Oct. 2 Weekly Health page. At first, Dr. Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t remember passwords to accounts on her computer. She would call and say programs had stopped working. But over time, Zorowitz realized his mother – a highly intelligent woman who was comfortable with technology …
Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
This story also ran on Time. This story can be republished for free (details). MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years old and blind. He uses a wheelchair since losing half his right leg to diabetes and gets dialysis for kidney failure. And he has struggled to get enough to eat. Earlier …
Raleigh twins found company aimed at helping seniors tackle technology
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – Technology is evolving so quickly, it can be hard to keep up with it. Two local high school students saw the struggles their own grandparents were facing, so they decided to start a business to help other seniors in the community navigate technology. Raleigh twins Jacob and Adam Baynes always knew …
How technology could help solve the caregiver shortage for seniors
Young people may roll their eyes at older people who can’t use technology as fast as they do, but it’s wrong to say that older Americans can’t use technology. Remember, a baby boomer, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the World Wide Web, so why should we be surprised that they continue to create, adopt and use new …
How technology could be a solution to caregiver shortage for seniors
Young people may roll their eyes at older people who can’t use technology as fast as they do, but it’s wrong to say that older Americans can’t use technology. Remember, a baby boomer, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the World Wide Web, so why should we be surprised that they continue to create, adopt and use new …
