Do homes for elderly have computers for residents?

My Nanna is 88 and uses Facebook & Twitter

 

Thats Why I was involved. All the test gear used by the company had to be complient before used on location. At the regular calibration service they were routinely verified.
On-site for general equipt. it was outsourced to anyone who would do it cheaply. We had literally hundreds of P.C's + monitors, printers, desk lamps, Multiblocks and cables in their thousands.
Even at £1.00 per item a company could spend a few days on site and earn good money.
No way did they do the same job as we did on our own testing - they just didn't have the time to remove plug tops, check fuses etc. - but the label was correctly dated (usually)
That's why Company's were set up to offer this service - using a trained monkey who didn't mind being bored rigid.

 

My mother-in-law has just gone in to residential care and they have 3 computor stations and a laptop,but not seen anyone using them ...

Dave

 

Her Twitter is a bit weird, though; https://twitter.com/#!/lucyleonard11

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Hi All

My mum has a Silver Surfer Club in her retirment village not that far from JWK and so many of the new arrivals have all the skills and more.... they have set up training coffee mornings so it will change as time goes on

Spruce

 

My daughter runs /owns a home for the elderly at Llandrindod Wells 40 + residents. Computer use is encouraged, but few use this.. along with other things, music, bingo with prizes, art, walking, lots of pastime stuff. I used to help out around Christmas when there were staff shortages. Now I am almost the same age as some of the risidents. This is almost a free ad. not intended.

 

Yes, homes for the elderly do have computers for their residents.

 

They'd better bleedin' well have them by the time I get there!

 

But with anything, you do get what you pay for.

 

Although that does not always apply to care staff...

 

Even if the residents can't make use of Internet access unassisted, surely many of their visitors would be able to use such a facility to benefit their friend/relative/whatever they're visiting, enabling them to use email/messenger, view online pics/vids, or even converse with relatives via webcam, etc. ?

P.S. I even expect wifi internet on whatever campsite I stay on these days.

 

My Dad goes in every six weeks for respite care but as far as I know there isn't any PC's there .He couldn't use one even if they had .
Heres a link re. access in care homes ..........

Computer and internet access for long-term c... [J Gerontol Nurs. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI

 

We have a site, Medicare.gov. over here, In this site you can review nursing homes survey results. We also have what is called "continuing care facilities". They are basicly a three level facility, usually over many acres. The first is for "independant" living, there are very pretty little homes, with all the stuff in it, kitchen, bedrooms living areas etc. then if something happens and you need more you move to Personal care living area, where, your in a different building less area but "more" help, then the third is the nursing area, when your really sick, or deabilitated.
This type of set up, is a contract from the get go, and an agreement on the facility that no more will be charged to you as you age, "need help" than otherwise contracted initially.
Some are very fancy, some are low key country style, depends on the area.
As far as the quality of staff, no matter where you go, there are good and bad and the inbetween. It is a matter of having an advocate for you should it be really a health risk.