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Lon1934
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May 26, 2018

ASSISTED LIVING

  • May 26, 2018
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My name is Lon and I am a 83 year old well traveled single male living alone in a one bed room/ one bath/living room/ kitchenette at a very nice Assisted Living Facility. Imade the arrangements for living here by my self instead of a Caretaker doing it. I would like to share some ideas with caretakers and other Forum members that currently reside in a AL Facility. First---Let me just say to those of you in your 50's 60's & 70's. KEEP AND EXPAND YOUR COMPUTER, I PHONE SKILLS. It will make getting old so much eaiser and rewarding.

 

 

 

 

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      AmandaSingleton
      AmandaSingleton
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      May 27, 2018

      Hi Lon:  Thank you so much for your post.  Would you mind talking about how you stay up-to-date and competent with new technologies (for example: are you self-taught or have you had any training)?  It all advances so quickly and it takes me a few years to catch up to what is available on the market.   

       

      I will share that one of our local colleges offers a mentor-up program that has the college students working hands-on with older adults to demonstrate the capabilities of smart phones and computers.  Pretty cool.

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      chrisarndt58
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      May 27, 2018

      Could you afford assisted living or... how did you get in a place? My mother has limited income and can’t pay the whole amount. I don’t know where to start. She insists on staying in a house, (that I own) but has limited mobility and increasingly falling. I live 2.5 hrs away.

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      Lon1934Author
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      May 27, 2018
      Yes I can afford the $5,000 monthly fee. My pensions and assets are sufficient to maintain this mode of living plus I have a LONG TERM CARE POLICY WHEN AND IF NEEDED. Daughter, adult grand children and five greats live within 20 minutes of me.
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      bd8344
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      June 1, 2018

      Hi, I am Barbara, a 62 year old female.  I live in an apartment building that is not advertised as an assited living but we do have a nursing office on site and receive some in home care like housekeeping, laundry, some cooking, etc.  I want to second that!  There are several people in my apartment building age 50 and over that want to get a class  going that would bring them up to date on using the computer, social media, and how to use their smart phone.  I am pretty computer literate and am able to navigate my phone pretty good but I am sure there are things that I could also learn since us baby boomers did not grow up in the era of computers and smart phones like kids today are.

        AmandaSingleton
        AmandaSingleton
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        June 2, 2018

        Hi Barbara:  What a fantastic idea to get a class going.  Is there a service in your area that does on-site trainings?  Perhaps there is a student or young professional out there who could benefit from a little extra income and could facilitate it.  My city's senior center (the Sunshine Center in St. Pete) has some tech training classes as well, so that may be an option in your area.  Here's to always learning! 

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        jt70383261
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        June 22, 2018

        We have a college student volunteer at our town senior center. Libraries are helpful. I was amazed a woman has an App for her iphone which talks what she types.  This could be useful to many people who may have Parkinson's, cancer, ALS, etc. There's an app to help with tinnitus. I helped someone with relaxation app to help her sleep. My husband is not tech savvy and I tell him just keep trying things out. Eventually you can figure it out. I wasn't born knowing how to use cellphone, computer etc. Sometimes people mess things up they can't fix, like changing tv input or setting on phone which reads everything out loud. Then you need someone who has a clue what to do. It might be they read the directions. That often helps but people think the information just jumps in their head.

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        DeanM287340
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        April 15, 2024

        Computer literacy is very important nowadays. Totally agree

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