Staying in touch through technology may be easier than you think
The Internet enables users to engage in online shopping and communication with other family members and social groups and reduces isolation and loneliness. Web cams and video technology offer instant virtual communication environments within different areas of a house or in different cities.
Several free or low-cost technological tools, beyond cell phones and medical alert devices, can be especially helpful for seniors trying to stay in touch with family, friends, and caretakers. Loved ones can find some comfort in knowing that their elderly family members have technology available to them. After checking out a few of these technological tools, you will soon become a “Silver Surfer!”
- Skype™ (www.skype.com) is a software platform that enables free video and voice calls with other Skype users.
- Presto™ (www.presto.com) is an affordable “printing mailbox” service that allows someone who does not have a computer to get set up with a Presto email address to receive emails and photos that get transformed into printable electronic letters.
- www.genkvetch.com is described as “social networking for those who recall rotary phones and 45-rpm records.”
- For baby boomer women’s health news and information visit www.thirdage.com (also described as being “For the Woman Who Wasn’t Born Yesterday, and Makes the Most of Today!”).
- To “build your personal profile, share photos, publish a blog, join groups, subscribe to e-newsletters, connect with others, and more-all for free” go to www.aarp.org/onlinecommunity.
- “For seasoned travelers of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s”go to www.myboomerplace.com.
- Facebook (www.facebook.com) is a popular social media site that enables you to stay in touch with friends, check out family members’ pictures, and play word games.
- FamiliLink (www.Famililink.com) is a website that enables seniors to stay in touch with their online family and friends.
While you’re out surfing the web today, visit us at http://seniorhelpers.com/location/3409.
About Senior Helpers:
Senior Helpers provides many in- home, caregiving services for the elderly in Bridgewater, Edison, Piscataway, Hillsborough, Somerset, Somerville and neighboring towns. We offer extensive in-home care services for seniors who embrace their independence and the personal dignity that goes with it. Our in-home care services are provided by bonded and insured caregivers all of whom pass a national background check.
If a senior family member needs in-home care services in Somerset, Mercer, Hunterdon, Warren or W. Middlesex Counties, NJ, we are an excellent choice with exemplary references. In home health care is the compassionate choice for your elderly loved ones’ continued independent living. We promise we will do our best to make it a positive experience for them and you. For more information, please visit: http://seniorhelpers.com/location/3409.
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