Gastón is capable of traveling thousands of kilometers away and enjoying, for example, Jerusalem. And he does it, quietly, from a corner of the nursing home where he lives in Donostia (Basque Country). “Do you see it well?”, they ask. “Yes, yes,” says this man with the virtual reality glasses on. The Oroi company has designed a virtual reality video channel aimed, above all, at the elderly. They propose routes through different parts of the world and even exercises to improve their health.

“It is very enjoyable because you see different things than you have never seen or perhaps you will never see again“, explains Gastón. The CEO of Oroi, Jorge Maylin, affirms that with these videos “we generate emotional well-being in the elderly and train their cognitive functions”. To use this technology they have help from Oroi technicians. But for others, such as telephones mobile phones and apps, the elderly need training in specialized courses.

For example, Javi Cantero is being advised by the Kuvu team to learn how to manage the application they have launched, which helps people like him, retired, to rent a room in your house to students. Among the objectives, that they earn some money and that they feel less alone. “I got in touch with them and they have helped me with everything,” says Cantero, grateful.

The CEO of Kuvu, Eduardo Fierro, comments that they have different systems to ensure that coexistence is good. “Once you complete the form of the type of person you want, we set up a system for you to find someone compatible with you. Especially in habits at home”precise.

They help fulfill dreams

Adopt a grandfather is also an application that tries to generate connections, although in his case from volunteering. They try to get young people to have contact with older people who are in residences or in their homes without much of a support network. Besides, promote actions such as fulfilling dreamss, through campaigns crowdfunding, from some of its users. For example, they raised enough money for a woman to fly on a plane for the first time in her life.

There are also other apps that focus on both mood and fitness. Rosita Longevity, made by a company in Valencia, has designed exercises for people over 60 that can be done virtually, from home, and that takes into account the different pathologies that users may have from that age. a way that let’s get older healthier and more technological.