CHICAGO: Residents moving into senior living today are different from the residents who moved in five years ago — and the technology they’re engaged with is evolving at lightning speed.
Rolling out an iPad program to meet the needs of both staff and residents is key for providers who want to position themselves at the forefront of the technology revolution, says a research report.
The study found for the first time that more than half of older adults ages 65 or older were Internet users. In 2014, 59% of seniors reported they were online—a six-percentage point increase in the course of a year—and 47% said they have a high-speed broadband connection at home, according to the study…