OGDEN — Seniors have a chance to catch up with the social networking craze Facebook next week at a Facebook for Seniors seminar, being taught from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Harrison Regent independent living retirement community on 4481 Harrison Blvd.
Allison Mathis, marketing director for At Home Nursing and Personal Care, will teach the seminar.
At Home Personal Care runs the gamut of health and wellness care for seniors from Weber to Utah counties, Mathis said, so the idea of doing a Facebook seminar seemed to fit within the services provided.
She got the idea after personal experiences with Facebook and how she was able to connect with so many people.
Both of her grandmas are on Facebook and live out of state. They love keeping in contact with their families on the social site, so Mathis thinks it may be of great interest to other seniors as well.
She believes everyone should know about Facebook and how to use it properly.
Mathis will do a Powerpoint presentation and go through, step-by-step, how to open an account and how to stay safe while using the site. She will also specifically discuss privacy settings.
Mathis plans to cover all the ins and outs of Facebook and talk about experiences regarding how it has helped so many people reconnect and stay connected with family and friends.
That’s why Brenda Rector, enrichment coordinator for Harrison Regent, jumped on board when she was approached with the idea of a seminar.
“We see all these young people on Facebook and so why not let seniors give it try,” Rector said. Rector has seen what a great asset it has been for her family to re-connect. Her family actually reconnected with a family member that had been estranged for more than 40 years. They have now gotten to know another part of the family they thought they would never have contact with.
She attributes that connection to Facebook.
Rector said some of her nieces and nephews told her she may be too old to have a Facebook account, but she strongly believes it’s for everyone. She said being able to use social networks can be a bright light for seniors and a way for them to not feel lonely.
“Facebook is for everyone, not just the young,” Rector said. “I just felt like seniors need to know about it.”
The seminar is open to the public, not just for residents of Harrison Regent. They will provide computers, but those who have laptops are welcome to bring them as well. Wi-Fi will be available.
Dinner will be served after the seminar, but Rector is asking for notification if those not living at the Regent will be staying for dinner so she can have a proper dinner count.
For more information call 801-479-1653.
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