Senior Planet is worked up to help and supply assets for older grownup caregivers and recipients of care to assist navigate and perceive the digital world.
Caregiving might be each a rewarding and difficult expertise, and it’s one which many people will encounter sooner or later in our lifetimes. Actually, in accordance with the Nationwide Alliance for Caregiving and AARP’s Caregiving within the U.S. report, roughly 20% of adults 18 and older within the US will function a caregiver — and the bulk will present take care of older adults.
Whereas there are numerous assets on the market for caregivers (AARP and United Healthcare have some nice ones!), few focus particularly on the applied sciences that may assist make caregiving simpler. To that finish, Senior Planet is relaunching its caregiving web page (seniorplanet.org/caregiving) with a wealth of digital instruments and assets that may assist caregivers and their recipients of care.
What assets are featured?
Reside courses
Proper on the prime you’ll discover upcoming dwell courses on tech that may ease the challenges of caregiving. Search for courses on subjects like smartphones, meal equipment companies, on-line buying, and tech fundamentals for caregiving all taught by skilled Senior Planet trainers.
Recorded Movies
Caregivers are busy! And typically a dwell class simply doesn’t work. So Senior Planet has put collectively a playlist of digital necessities for caregivers that may be considered by yourself time. These movies are 25-40 minutes lengthy and are on subjects like Fb teams and on-line security.
Google Calendar Tech Demo
Managing your personal schedule in addition to somebody you take care of might be daunting, however on-line calendars could make issues a lot simpler. Discover this 10-minute demo on Google’s free calendar app to be taught the way it can assist preserve you organized.
Tech Tip Movies
Even shorter nonetheless are tech tip movies that may make it easier to be taught issues like Sharing Your Location in Messages on iPhone and Easy methods to Arrange a New AirTag. These 1–5-minute movies are easy-to-follow-guides that will help you take advantage of out of know-how you may have already got!
Senior Planet Neighborhood
Final however definitely not least is Senior Planet Neighborhood’s Caregivers Assemble group. Senior Planet Neighborhood is our free (and ad-free) platform the place you may join with different older adults about completely different subjects. Within the Caregivers Assemble group you may share ideas, ask questions, and obtain help from others.
Wait! There’s Extra!!
Anything? Senior Planet is placing collectively a particular occasion on caregiving! We’ll announce the date and time within the on-line occasions publication (join newsletters right here). We’re additionally always creating and updating supplies so be sure you examine seniorplanet.org/caregiving for brand spanking new packages and assets commonly.
YOUR TURN
Are you a caregiver or a recipient of care? What tech instruments do you utilize…or need to use? Tell us within the feedback!
Deirdre Lee serves as Director of Digital Program Experiences for Senior Planet from AARP (previously managing the group’s licensing program). Based mostly in Denver, she oversees Senior Planet’s on-line packages in addition to the free hotline for tech or Senior Planet questions (obtainable at 888-713-3495).
