How Does Broadband Affect Aging in Place?
“…with the rising tide of tech-savvy baby boomers on the verge of cresting into retirement, broadband is poised to be one of a handful of critical tools necessary for aging seniors in the 21st-century.”
Successful aging — computers and the internet
Successful aging is not an oxymoron. First the textbook definition (from "The Realities of Aging, Kinsey/Kart): "aging in which external factors either have a neutral role or counteract the effects of internal aging processes, resulting in little or no decrements in functioning." Whew. What does that mean?
Using Motion Sensors To Stay In Your Home Longer
Motion sensors are the latest attempt to meet the demand that seniors make again and again — to stay at home, or at least out of the nursing home, for as long as possible. It's an innovation with roots in Minnesota, which is home to one leading sensor company and an early testing ground for another.
It’s getting more acceptable
What once seemed intrusive and too "big brother" is beginning to make more sense - remote monitoring technology. From web cams and motion sensors to special…
How You Doin’?
Even the most technophobic of people quickly adapt and appreciate the videophone calls. Like my mother. A seventy-ahem-cough-cough computer illiterate with a “what do I need this for” attitude was able (with some phone coaching) to download and install the software, hook up a webcam, and start calling in less than a half an hour.