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Five Things: Informative websites for seniors
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Five informative websites for seniors
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STORY BY SCOTT DE LARUELLE
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Battling the winter blahs is bad enough, but during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, this winter could be even more difficult for seniors, particularly for those who are isolated. While we all might not be interacting much this winter, there’s still plenty of things to do indoors, thanks to a growing number of websites dedicated to seniors. From sites on finances, health, technology and socialization, there are plenty of options for people to get online to enhance and enrich their lives.
Suddenly Senior Suddenlysenior.com
Chock full of product reviews and guides on everything from dog breeds to estate planning, Suddenly Senior is a clearinghouse for information on a wide variety of senior interests. The light-hearted site touts itself as “America’s most trusted senior citizen website” and features more than a dozen categories of topics to choose from, with articles such as “Instead of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, at Our Age How About Just Five?” There’s also nostalgia, trivia, a senior forum and other areas for those that have “become senior before their time.” The Senior’s Guide to Computers Seniorsguidetocomputers.com
Keeping things simple and easy to follow is the main feature of the Senior’s Guide to Computers website. “Geek is not spoken here,” the website states, with a pledge instead to show people the basic ins and outs of personal computers using simplified terms, examples, pictures and videos. The site walks people through everything computer and web related with an easy-to-navigate “Learning Center” to figure out things like web security, backing up data, and keeping up with the latest technology.
Love to Know Seniors Seniors.lovetoknow.com
Love to Know Seniors is a fun, lifestyle-based website that has a little bit of everything for seniors. It has dozens of topics to choose from, including interviews with experts, fashion and beauty tips, arts and crafts, antiques, fi ne dining, and advice on retirement and travel. Photo galleries feature various hairstyles for seniors and even gag gifts for retirement parties. National Institutes of Health Senior Health nia.nih.gov
Health is on the mind of many people these days, particularly seniors, and this website from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has answers, facts and resources to help them make good health choices. The site features access to health professionals and the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic and other health news and issues related to aging.
Senior Chatroom Senior-chatroom.com
This free web community features both audio and video chat rooms for seniors around the world seeking friendship or romance. “(It’s) a great place for senior citizens to interact with each other, and talk about religion, sports, life, relationships, family, romance, friendship, politics, retirement plans, health, insurance and about anything in a mature way,” according to the website.
