Care Services. Why Us. Home Care Resources. Contact Us. Request Pricing Caregiver Careers. Personalizing Amazon Alexa for Seniors. Seniors can talk to Alexa just as they would a normal person and ask it for a wide range of services. However, setting up Alexa for your loved one can take time. Technology Helps Seniors Stay Connected. A guest post by Mary Shannon, seniorsmeet. Chatting with your kids, seeing pictures of your grandchildren and catching up with old friends online helps fend off loneliness and it lifts your spirits.
Talking to people used to be limited to phone calls and, for family members who moved far away, occasional trips to visit. Fortunately, new technology has changed all that, and we want to help you enjoy all the advantages it offers. Here are ways technology helps seniors Celebrating our new look! Last week, a new website was unveiled that will help our clients find the services they need and the information they want more easily.
As you can imagine, it takes a lot of work to update a website but we hope that you will find it beneficial. It was just our little way of staying busy during National Anti-Boredom Month! Learn More about Celebrating our new look! Home Automation and Its Many Benefits. Every home, regardless of its location, is at risk for vandalism and burglary. The only person who can combat that risk is the homeowner. It is the homeowner's responsibility, if they feel unsafe, to choose a suitable security system to keep his or her home protected.
When the resident of the home in question is someone as vulnerable as a senior citizen, the need for a reliable system is only that much greater. Sounding the Alarm One of the most basic but important features any senior home security system should have is an alarm. Alarms, when functioning, will go off Social Media For Seniors. More and more seniors are mastering the Internet and multiple social platforms, specifically for staying in touch with their families; checking up on their children and grandchildren, or finding old classmates.
Though there are several upon several social media platforms out there, only a select few Pinteresting News from FirstLight! Seniors and technology have long seemed to mix like oil and water. The joke that technology is too new, complicated, and confusing for aging adults has been played out in every comic, sitcom, and movie for decades; however, the notion that technology is only for kids could not be less true.
