Card for seniors: Help with cell phones and internet in Central Saxony!

Card for seniors: Help with cell phones and internet in Central Saxony!

A lot is happening for our older citizens in Central Saxony. The Seniors' Advisory Board plans to create a comprehensive **overview map** that will provide valuable help for seniors. Sächsische.de reports that this map is intended to not only provide information about who is available to help seniors set up cell phones and surf the Internet, but also addresses topics such as care and dementia. This is particularly important in order to meet your own needs in everyday life.

The chairman of the Central Saxony Senior Citizens' Advisory Board, Frank Zwinscher, emphasizes how important offers close to home are. “We want to ensure that seniors receive the support they need,” he emphasizes. With this in mind, he calls on training providers to come forward so that the map can be finalized by the next advisory board meeting on October 20th. The aim is to recognize the need for additional offers for seniors and to create a network that works well.

Support for seniors

In addition to the map, the seniors' advisory board is planning a new **series of events** that will start at the end of August. This is intended to offer seniors the opportunity to actively participate in various topics and make new contacts.

Another example of supportive offers is: Senior Citizens Agency Frankfurt, which focuses on digital information and advice needs. Here, older people can find valuable information on topics such as health, leisure activities and media use. The agency regularly organizes events where seniors can obtain information and actively participate.

Competent use of digital media is becoming increasingly important these days, especially for older people who want to continue to participate in their social life. The Digital Opportunities Foundation has published the guide “Digital Skills for Older People”, which offers helpful instructions and addresses the needs of seniors.

At a time when digital competence is becoming increasingly important for participation in everyday consumption and everyday life, confidence in one's own abilities is an important component. It is necessary that older people are encouraged to use new media and seek support when they need it.

In summary, it can be said: Efforts in Central Saxony and beyond to provide targeted support to seniors in order to enable them to live an independent and active life in old age are urgently needed. The planned overview map and the commitment to various initiatives are an important step in this direction.