Concept of seniors

Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Old people often have limited regenerative abilities and are more susceptible to disease, syndromes, and sickness than younger adults.

Example of a famous Seniors disease ( Alzheimer )

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, comprising between 60 to 80 percent of people with dementia. The disease destroys brain cells and symptoms may include confusion, anger, mood swings, language breakdown, cognitive impairment, and short-term and long-term memory loss. In 2014, more than 5.2 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's.

Ways to promote social health and connectedness

There are several ways for promote social health and connectedness like : make transportation available, promote sense of purpose, make adaptive technologies available, notify neighbors, give extra support to seniors who have recently lost a spouse and encourage religious seniors to maintain attendance at their places of worship.

Example of famous seniors problem ( living alone )

According to AARP, nearly 90% of people over age 65 want to stay at home  for as long as possible. Living at home and staying in a familiar community may offer benefits to seniors’ emotional well-being — but research indicates that a staggering number of seniors who should be receiving assisted living care are still living at home — in many cases, alone.

Top apps for seniors

• Help with reading and hearing : Dragon Dictation  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nuance.com ___ VizWiz https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vizwiz/id439686043?mt=8
• Help with shopping : Vouchercloud https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/vouchercloud-uk-restaurant/id340841861?mt=8
   
• Social media : Skype https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skype-for-iphone/id304878510?mt=8 __ Twitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8 ___ WhatsApp Messenger https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8
  
  
• Games : Scrabble https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrabble-free/id501724085?mt=8
• Entertainment : Kindle https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle-read-books-ebooks-magazines/id302584613?mt=8 ___ BBC iPlayer https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bbc-iplayer/id416580485?mt=8
• Hobbies : Painterly https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/painterly/id451443771?mt=8 

Top websites for seniors

• Aging in general : AARP  aarp.org/ ____ Retirement Life Matters retirementlifematters.com/
• Travel : Road Scholar  roadscholar.org
• Technology : Age in Place Technology Watch  http://www.ageinplacetech.com/
• Humor : Suddenly Senior suddenlysenior.com
• Health : Medicare Medicare.gov ____ Web MD: webmd.com/
• Jobs : Retired Brains: retiredbrains.com/ ____ Work Force 50:  workforce50.com/
• Finance and money : Consumer Reports: consumerreports.org
• Dating : Senior Match: seniormatch.com/