Shelia R Cotten

Designing Technology Training for Older Adults in Continuing Care Retirement Communities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how to design and implement a technology training program for older adults in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). It concentrates on providing best practices for CCRC owners, CEOs, and activity directors, as well as practitioners and system designers working with older adults to enhance their quality of life. Educators studying older adults also will find this book useful. Additionally, the book has broader-based implications for training older adults on how to use computers, tablets, and other technologies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 191
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9781498718127
• ISBN-10: 1498718124
• Artikelnr.: 47270136

Autorenporträt

Shelia R. Cotten, Elizabeth A. Yost, Ronald W. Berkowsky, Vicki Winstead, William A. Anderson

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and purpose. Continuing care retirement communities and the
need for technology training. A prototype study. Complexities of and best
practices for implementing technology training in continuing care
retirement communities. Value of technology training. Recruiting and
retaining older adults in technology training programs. Training decisions.
Current needs for technological access and use in continuing care
retirement communities. The future of technology use among older adults in
continuing care retirement communities. Conclusions and final thoughts.
Bibliography. Appendix. Index.