Recently, I received a phone call from a community hospital about my grandmother’s care since my mom was out of town (NB. My grandma is 101!). She had been sent to the ER because she was coughing and her retirement home was worried that she might have aspirated part of her dinner. While my grandmother […]
The Promise and Roadblocks of Mobile App Technology
Well into her 90s my grandma was actively using her cellphone. She was a little slow with it – bothered by the arthritis in her fingers – but she could use it to see pictures we sent of our kids, she could answer calls, and she generally kept it with her. Now, more than ever, […]