No matter how much your aging loved one may reminisce about simpler times, senior living can be greatly enhanced by technology. It can be rewarding for seniors to learn to use technology and incorporate it into their daily lives. Modern marvels are designed to improve physical, mental, and emotional health, and many devices and apps are meant for the aging population. Help your loved one embrace technology to take care of themselves and more thoroughly enjoy the company of their friends and family.

4 Benefits Seniors Enjoy From Using Technology  

1. Instant Assistance 

In a home setting, tablets, smartphones, and specially designed jewelry let your loved one download apps or use alerts that can call a medical professional to assist them when necessary.  

The internet also allows them to do more from the comfort of their home or independent setting —all at the touch of a button. Grocery and meal delivery apps can keep them stocked up on food. Banking apps allow instant monitoring of their accounts. Some apps can also allow them to remotely manage comfort settings, such as lighting and temperature control, if they have limited mobility. 

2. Easier Socialization 

With email, video calling, and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it’s easy for seniors to stay in touch and communicate with their friends and family, even over long distances. The grandkids can say hi on a whim, and important family updates can be shared in real time.

Socialization is essential for mental and emotional health, so anything that makes it simple to incorporate into everyday senior living should be embraced. 

3. Health Management 

Keeping track of medications may be difficult, but with tablet and smartphone apps, it’s much easier. Most notably, they can send alerts when it’s time to take a certain medication and order new supplies when they get low. Some apps can also monitor your loved one’s overall health and provide quick and easy access to their medical records. 

4. Promotes Activity 

Your aging loved one can keep their mind sharp and flexible by downloading apps and games designed to stimulate mental activity, such as Tetris®, Words With Friends®, sudoku, and crossword puzzles.

Some retirement homes and senior living communities make televisions available, so they could hook up a console to play games that would encourage and facilitate exercise, such as Wii® Sports. 

Abbington Assisted Living is proud to provide senior care throughout Columbus, Pickerington, Powell, Chillicothe, and Coshocton, OH. Abbington senior living communities are one-story buildings that are designed with comfort and security in mind, offering comprehensive nursing care services in a compassionate, comfortable, and cost-effective manner. Please visit our website or call us directly at (614) 451-4575 in Columbus, (614) 577-0822 in Pickerington, (614) 789-9868 in Powell, (740) 773-4630 in Chillicothe, or (740) 623-4600 in Coshocton.