This is impossible to navigate for an older person, I just want to make an appointment at my local apple store

We are all other users and cannot make appointments. If you are referring to the genius bar, they take care of hardware problems.

You need todo this yourself. You can start by clicking on the get support link in the upper right corner of this page. Explain your hardware problem and you should get an option for a genius bar appointment.

Or you can start right here

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple

madelinewiz I had same problem. So called Apple Care and they set the appointment for me! 800-APLCARE