tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31084276.post563828817821650593..comments2023-06-29T09:38:18.637-05:00Comments on Never too Late!: Are Seniors Ready to be Plugged In?seniorwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02199929354675860080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31084276.post-54882742976098619132009-07-31T06:29:44.645-05:002009-07-31T06:29:44.645-05:00My 96-year-old mother-in-law would be a prime cand...My 96-year-old mother-in-law would be a prime candidate for this service. She lives in a continuing care facility, still independent for a bit, but she can no longer read due to macular degeneration, and her hearing in about half gone.<br /><br />Presumably this download device that would let her sit and listen to books, amplified enough for her to hear them, would be a perfect solution. Would she use it? She won't even use the very old t.v. remote that has only an on-off button and channel buttons! <br /><br />My 88-year-old dad doesn't need it. He lives alone in a house and spends all day at his computer e-mailing jokes and comics to let everyone know he's still alive, or using his digital camera to shoot digital pictures of squirrels and birds outside the one-way mirror he had installed in his kitchen window. Then he Photoshops the pictures and e-mails them around between jokes. He keeps a cell phone in a holster on his belt in case he's fallen and can't get up.<br /><br />These two oldsters are at opposite ends of the tech spectrum, and neither would use this kiosk. But it is an interesting idea.Sharon Lippincotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269757107845288737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31084276.post-36039098649911531132009-07-30T08:56:31.748-05:002009-07-30T08:56:31.748-05:00Hello Seniorwriter,
Thank you for mentioning us i...Hello Seniorwriter,<br /><br />Thank you for mentioning us in your blog, we appreciate that people take the time to talk about us!<br /><br />As you may have gathered, we’re quite passionate about enhancing lives in senior communities, one of our founders actually wrote his thesis at Georgetown University which can be found here: http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/search/o?SEARCH=191868335<br /><br />We actually have done extensive research and are supported by experts in the field of low vision, audiology, healthcare, senior housing (please contact us for more details), all that work has led us to believe that there is a need for adapted and personalized solution for our seniors. It is after more than two years of development orchestrated with the help of many seniors and healthcare professionals that we decided to launch our service for this underserved population.<br /><br />We all can and want to remain somewhat busy, the point is a lot of residents cannot, either because of impairments or just because the community in which they live do not offer personalized or adapted activities and programs. This is one of the reasons why there are so many regulations about personalized activities and one to one requirements in senior healthcare. Boomers will all have computers and electronics devices; these will have to take into account some impairment (try putting an ipod in the hands of a 72 years-old) this is where Linked Senior steps in.<br /><br />Finally, none of our content is “canned” and most of it actually comes from trusted and well know sources that we all use daily such as NPR or other major media outlets– same goes for the music, the books, the travel guides, the languages lessons and all of our content. When it comes to your reference to Bradbury’s work, another good example would have been Orwell’s work – but our product actually helps people have access to more content and more choice they presently have. Doing this provides them with agency over the way they fill in their day and pushes them to think and develop themselves intellectually.<br /><br /> I hope this will give you a better idea of what we do and why we already have very happy customers. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, we can be found here: http://www.linkedsenior.com or here: +1(888) 577-1889<br /><br />Thanks again for your interest in Linked Senior and congratulations on your great blog!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br /> <br /><br />Jean, Linked SeniorLinked Senior, Jeanhttp://www.linkedsenior.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31084276.post-86372767093455074672009-07-29T22:06:45.519-05:002009-07-29T22:06:45.519-05:00Marlys, My immediate reaction to this is, Oh, No! ...Marlys, My immediate reaction to this is, Oh, No! If I end up in a senior residence (nursing home?), I think I will crave SILENCE. (That's often the case for me now!) I might be looking for ear phones that guarantee this. (I'm 66 years old, not quite a Baby Boomer.)<br />--Pat (Ann Arbor)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com