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FaceBook for Seniors

The senior adults living in my retirement community are using electronics to stay in touch with their families and their friends more and more these days. Even one of our active 100+ resident understands how amazing the Internet is. She was interviewed this election year and saw and heard herself immediately on-line - as did her family when the links were shared. Residents are using their home computers,their laptops, Kindles, and smartphones to stay connected without having to travel to visit. They are using Skype and Facebook and having a great time.

I found a very good article about seniors using Facebook. It addresses the long term health and social benefits of staying connected. This article also shares another cool aspect..... the inter-generational connection that can be created with high school seniors working with senior adults.

I found this video showing seniors attending a workshop about Facebook. I'm sharing it so that you can see the value of Facebook to our residents. I am not supporting the source of the video, as I don't know anything about them.  And, here is a funny one showing residents working on their own home computer trying to learn Facebook.

Here are some other articles that I wrote about seniors and technology that have good resources and links also:
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  1. UnknownDecember 6, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    Even though I don't feel like Facebook is the best use of time, and I know quite a few peopl who use it way too much, I guess I can see why it would be beneficial for them. I have a friend looking into Atlanta retirement communities
    to see what kind of services they offer. Do you have any suggestions?

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  2. Recharging RetireesDecember 10, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Sorry Liam, I don't make recommendations for retirement communities.

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