The CT Age Well Collaborative, a project supported by CT Community Care, is bringing to light what we’ve known for a while…vibrant communities and healthy aging go hand in hand. The Collaborative is a partnership of public and private organizations, community gr...

With the onset of physical distancing, older Americans are increasingly dependent on technology to communicate with friends, family, and even medical professionals.   Luckily, many people already own an internet-capable device. The Pew Research Center reports that, as of 2019, over 40% o...

This decade’s seniors are savvy. In fact, 67 percent of people aged 65 and older now use the internet. This is a significant increase since Pew’s 2012 study which reported just over 50 percent of seniors used the web. But certainly, the web is not all seniors are keeping up with; Ce...

According to Pew Research Center, Internet use among those 65 and older grew 150 percent between 2009 and 2011, the largest growth in a demographic group. Furthermore, their 2012 study showed that of those that go online, 71 percent do so daily and 34 percent use social media. Today’s older ad...