Your loved one tends to wander out of the yard when you aren’t looking. She has dementia, and you worry she will get lost.
Although you could get an elderly GPS tracker, they may refuse to wear it, and cell coverage in your area might not be reliable.
My Dad is now in a nursing home, and he can't tell the difference between 4 AM and 4 PM when looking at a clock. When he asks his Voice Assistant, and it says, "It's 4 AM", he thinks it said "4 PM," and he better get dressed for dinner!
San Francisco Explorer Bob reports to the group that he is ready to get his annual flu shot, but is concerned that the space provided for inoculations by his usual drugstore pharmacy is a small room with no air circulation.
As older adults develop physical and mental frailties, they sometimes have difficulty using products they want to be able to continue to use: such as the TV.
For example, physical impairments, like arthritis or tremor, may make it hard to press buttons. And cognitive impairments may make...
Virtual1, the first Longevity Explorers group that plans to meet entriely online with circle members living coast to coast discussed the benefits they accrued during the pandemic. In the third recorded segment of our July meeting, individual members continue to discuss affirmative change in...
In the second recorded segment of our July meeting, individual members continue to discuss affirmative change in their lives during covid. Circle members give us a peak into adjustments in their lives as they have more time to reactivate earlier interests and use new technologies. They reveal...
The SF Explorer Circle discusses and shares how they get tech help for their devices or tutoring to operate them.
Helping family members who are technology-adverse, with their technical problems, has always been tough, but becomes even harder when they are remotely located or in an isolated facility. Part of the problem of remote support is “seeing” what they are seeing and “controlling” what they are doing...
Lynn presents another in the series of Longevity Explorers' favorite apps, telling the group about Flywheel, her favorite ride sharing app.
The Explorers review a set of canes with additional features which have appeared before, and this leads to talk of a mobility aid which is new to the discussion.
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We kept getting asked "which medical alert system is best?"; and "how do I choose the right medical alert system for me?". This independent, objective, hands-on research tries to answer those questions. If you are looking for a medical alert system, either for yourself or for an older adult such as a parent, this piece of research is for you.
Choose the Right Medical Alert System for YOU
Unlock the potential of your smartphone or tablet to improve your life. The Useful Apps Club is for older adults and Boomers who have a smartphone or tablet (or are thinking of getting one) and need help to turn it into a useful tool. We are focused on finding Apps that can change your life, and teaching you how to use them.
Read the "best of the web" on: Avoiding Falling. Our team of clinicians and citizen analysts has scoured the web for the best available answers to a set of questions designed to help you make falling less likely, and make the consequences if you do fall less bad.
View: Avoid the Perils of Falling
Our community is exploring ways to avoid becoming isolated and lonely as we grow older. See what we are discovering — including one group of older adult's "recipe" for overcoming loneliness.
View: Isolation & Loneliness Hub
Poor medication management is one of the key reasons people are forced to stop living independently. There are a wide range of tools that can help you manage your medications — and avoid, or at least postpone, that fate. We have researched which products work best for different types of people, ranging from simple inexpensive pill boxes and reminders to complex "automated" pill dispensers.
View: Medication Management Hub
