Connecting the older population through technology during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic | Top Stories


LANGLADE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WAOW) - The effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt by many populations across the country and Wisconsin.

One demographic group in particular is the elderly population who are in assisted living facilities, nursing homes or hospitals.

The pandemic has restricted and even restricted public access to these facilities for visits, ultimately discouraging older people from speaking to or seeing their loved ones.

"Our loved ones at these facilities don't have the natural connection with our people," said Holly Luerssen, Langlade and Lincoln County 4-H coordinator.

The 4-H Tech Changemakers in conjunction with Langlade County Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART project) started a test run pilot program with an granted grant.

The program provides education and community service to the aging population in Langlade County through electronic device training.

“We found that a number of people in these facilities cannot use a phone or tablet because they may not have the dexterity or for other reasons,” said Lürssen.

The grant was also used to purchase new Alexa Echo Show 5 devices to help connect residents of the facility with the outside world.

"So when they are locked up again, they can see a face, they can see a smile, they can sing together and they can spend time together even though they are not inside together," said Lürssen. "You can say Alexa Call and the person's name and that person can call within the facility on their call history."

The first test program was successful as it helped 10 families to have better contact with loved ones.

"Where their loved ones could be in the last moments of life, they can spend these moments together, even if they cannot be inside," said Lürssen.

Additional equipment will be purchased shortly and to potentially be part of the program you can contact Holly Luerssen at holly.luerssen@wisc.edu or by phone at (715) 627-6236.


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