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Old 11-04-2008, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by SurfinUSA View Post
They haven't broken anything yet...and they're over 70yo btw. We were thinking the some of the games would keep them fit a little.

They say the Wii is doing wonders for seniors in US nursing homes as they get up and bowl, play tennis etc.
trying to get a 70 year old into gadgets, might be very ambitious. my experiments with answer machines, mobile phones and email all failed.

well if someone is there to take them through the menu and start the activity for them, then it might work, u still have to deal with resistance to change and embarrassment issues
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