If you’ve ever struggled with helping aging parents or grandparents figure out how to use their new phones, you’re not alone.
There’s a name for this now: “technology caregiving”, and the need for it is increasing.
Our story in WaPo: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fhealth%2F2026%2F03%2F08%2Fai-technology-caregiving%2F%3Fpwapi_token%3DeyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcyOTQ2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MzI0Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzI5NDYwMDAsImp0aSI6ImVjYjU0ZmYxLTA0OGQtNDk5OC1iZTA2LWRkMmRkNTg4M2ZlMCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvMjAyNi8wMy8wOC9haS10ZWNobm9sb2d5LWNhcmVnaXZpbmcvIn0.T-wJf71XPhOAhslfjnRKn0NzH0KgNDY3nHJvz2f3jVM&data=05%7C02%7Cdebchatt%40groute.uic.edu%7C48d5a2dab65944196aa408de7df5d449%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C639086692034528173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=A0NElPPvMti39FxMKuv8MSvgdkZ%2BUWxp2TnycsOl%2FvU%3D&reserved=0
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