1. BaldPhone – elderly senior accessible launcher
Aged people usually find it hard to use smartphones due to their cumbersome GUIs and smaller fonts. BaldPhone is an Android launcher for the elder which makes the task of navigating a smartphone much simpler and easier for the elderly.
The app makes the phone interface friendly to visually impaired people and makes the use of a smartphone more simple and intuitive. In addition to that, it also comes with a medicine reminder. Best of all, the app is completely free to use without any ads.
2. Senior Fitness – Home workout for old and elderly
Senior Fitness as the name suggests, with the help of this app senior citizens can try to remain active and physically fit without leaving the comfort and safety of their homes.
The app provides an organized daily schedule for exercise and explains them with easy-to-follow instructions and videos. The app can be used free of cost.
3. Lumosity: Brain Training
Apart from physical health, it’s also important for the elderly to take good care of their mental health, and Lumosity: Brain Training app will help greatly in achieving that.
The app has 40+ activities. The problems included in the app for brain training strengthen different mental capabilities such as memory, speed, logic, problem-solving, math, language, and many more. The basic version of the app is free while the full version needs to be purchased.
4. Elderly Care: for Senior Health, Wellbeing, Safety
Elderly Care is a very general and powerful app that takes care of the safety, health, and social life activities of senior citizens. The app is capable of making use of not only of a phone’s built-in sensors but can also connect to IoT sensors if available.
The app is equally good both for someone who is independent and can take care of themselves and also for someone who needs additional support from other people. Relatives or caretakers of the elderly can use the app to keep a track of them. Despite being packed with features the app is completely free to use.
5. SOS Alert | Emergency & Safety App
If the elderly fall, get sick, feel threatened, or unsafe they can use the SOS Alert to alert the relevant authorities and loved ones of their situation with just the tap of a button.
The emergency contact numbers need to be configured in the app beforehand. The receiver of the alert can then rush to the GPS location of the elderly, received in the form of SMS as part of the alert. The app can be downloaded and used for free.
6. Magnifying Glass + Flashlight
The Magnifying Glass + Flashlight can help visually impaired elderly people to read small and hard-to-read text. The app is capable of magnifying the text up to five times and also supports high contrast mode for better text readability.
It also doubles as a flashlight or a torch and can be used for safe navigation in the dark. Despite such handy features, the app can be used free of cost.
7. MyTherapy Pill Reminder
MyTherapy Pill Reminder is an excellent reminder app for the elderly who frequently forget about taking their prescribed medicine on time. The app can be used to keep track of the medicine intake history, dosage and timing.
The app also provides to keeps track of pills inventory and notifies the user when he/she is about to run out. The user can also share the information with his/her health professional or medical doctor. The application is cost-free and ad-free.
Conclusion
Older people need to be extra careful regarding their physical and mental health. In this article, I have talked about 7 different apps that can be used to improve the lives of senior citizens by helping them overcome the daily challenges faced by them due to their old age.
