The Santillana publishing house launches a pilot project to improve the quality of life of the elderly and foster intergenerational exchange. That is why they have joined grandparents and grandchildren through tablet applications. And they have chosen Pupitre, an application launched a year ago and that reinforces the fundamental competences of children between 3 and 10 years and develop their intellectual skills thanks to a modern and close interface.
The elderly are increasingly familiar with the digital world and the children are taught to approach it while sharing their leisure time.
The proposal aims to know how in the centers of elderly, residences and day centers you can use the iPad especially in occupational therapies.
Experience has allowed those over Sanitas Residential Arturo Soria Share the experience of using the iPad and Desk in a workshop taught by the occupational therapist at the center who had been trained specifically for it. In addition, residents have shared what they learned with their families in the afternoon explaining the experience.
AdvertisingThe project has been selected to participate in the meeting Think Madrid Developing old age and it shows a very interesting way for the elderly to be encouraged to use the new technologies in a specific environment and that they can then share with the family. And it is that occupational therapists can use applications as a desk as a daily work tool to use it therapeutically to prevent cognitive impairment and prolong the experience at home with the rest of the family.
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