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Virtual Reality at Your Fingertips: A Simple Guide to Inviting VR Into Your Life
In our previous posts on virtual reality (here and here), we explored the benefits of integrating VR into your life. Reduce anxiety, activate your memory, and check items off your bucket list right from home—the possibilities are endless! Senior living communities across the U.S. (and the globe) are enhancing their residents’ well-being with VR. A senior living facility that launched its VR pilot program in 2017 has now integrated VR into all 15 of their facilities. And luxury facilities aren’t the only ones participating in this trend. Smaller communities are following suit. Why? Because the cost of VR programs keeps [...]
Yoga in Fiji? Hike the Grand Canyon? You Can Do it ALL Without Leaving Home
Last month, we shared with you news about the exciting new world of virtual reality (VR) and the numerous health benefits for seniors. But have you considered how VR positively impacts your well-being? Of course, there are many different ways you can use VR to improve your well-being. Whether you’re just having fun inside the experience, purposefully playing a game or educating yourself on a new topic, there are significant health benefits. Here’s how VR can help you feel better, mind, body and soul. #1. Mind VR is just as effective for the mind as the body. By engaging this [...]
4 Ways Virtual Reality Can Improve Your Health and Well-Being After 60
How Virtual Reality is Transforming Experiences for Seniors What do you think of when you hear the words “virtual reality”? If it’s a vision of young people wearing headgear and wildly waving their arms around at nothing … well, you’re right. But virtual reality, VR for short, isn’t just for the youngsters anymore. Seniors are experiencing incredibly positive health outcomes with VR! While VR may sound like science fiction, tech companies are taking interest in the senior market. In a series of articles over the next few months, we’ll explore how VR can improve your health and well-being. What is [...]
A Senior’s Guide to Creating, Sharing and Gift Shopping with Amazon Lists
The holidays are here and the spirit of giving is upon us! Of course, with family and friends spread out across the country, you might find that deciding on the perfect present is a little difficult. But this is the 21st century, and there’s almost always an online tool. For gift-giving (and receiving!) help, an Amazon List is the perfect solution. Amazon Lists let you organize all your holiday shopping in one place, can be accessed by you and anyone you share your list with, and ensure you’re getting your special someone exactly what they want. Plus, once you know [...]
5 Handy Health and Safety Apps for Seniors
From health and safety apps for seniors to staying in touch with family, the smartphone revolution has reshaped nearly every facet of our lives throughout the last two decades. Where we used to have the Yellow Pages, now we have Google. We used to exchange letters and photos through the mail, now we keep up with friends and family using social media. And we used to order specialty items through the Sears catalog, now we use Amazon to buy (probably way more than!) what we need. Don’t think these changes have been ignored by older Americans! According to recent research, [...]
Telehealth for Seniors: Taking Advantage of the Modern House Call
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives, including how we seek medical treatment. Just a few months ago, we could walk into our doctors’ offices, and the only people wearing masks were those in the lab. But those days are over—at least for now. Depending on where you live, you may not have seen your doctor face-to-face for routine or non-COVID-related reasons for several months. And, even if you do make an in-person appointment, it's far different than in January. You’re probably used to seeing your medical provider whenever you’d like, so these changes might be [...]
A Guide to Video Chatting for Seniors
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you use them to make a purchase, we will earn a commission. We link to these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. FaceTime, Zoom, Duo… did these words mean anything to you six months ago? Maybe, maybe not. As we’ve made efforts to socially distance and refrain from connecting with friends and family in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, video chatting for [...]
How to Make a Google Photo Album
You may not realize this, but if you have a Gmail account, you already have a Google Photos account! Google Photos allows users to organize their photos into albums. These albums can be easily shared with friends and family, downloaded to print and more. Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to make a Google photo album. #1. Make sure you have a Google account Go to www.google.com. Click “Sign in” in the upper right corner. If you already have an account, sign in. If not, click “create a new account,” and follow the prompts to create your account. #2. Go [...]
A Guide to Rideshare for Seniors: Part 2
Ever need a ride to the grocery store or a doctor appointment but have trouble finding someone to get you where you need to go? This is a problem many seniors face, especially when they no longer feel comfortable behind the wheel. In big cities, taking a cab or public transportation can be a good option. But depending on where you live, you may not have access to those resources. Fortunately, ridesharing is a way anyone can get to any place they want to go. There are many ridesharing platforms providing this service, but some are better for seniors than [...]
A Guide to Rideshare for Seniors: Part 1
Ridesharing, either for local trips or just running errands, is one of the hottest new trends in transportation. Chances are, you’ve probably taken notice. Whether you’ve heard family talking about ridesharing or saw a car with an “Uber” or “Lyft” light in the window, you’ve seen these new companies around. And you’ve probably been wondering exactly how rideshare for seniors works. Well, ridesharing is exactly what you’d think, sharing a ride with someone. Any person with a car can become a driver for one of these services and use their own vehicle to shuttle people from place to place. Ridesharing [...]
