iPad for Senior Citizen/Elderly

That kind of depends on what you expect from it. What exactly would you consider "user friednly to a Senior citizen"? It needs to do what? and do it how exactly?

The iPad is for most simple to use. But again depending on what you want to doqwith it will be wether it easy to accomplish or not.

If the person using it wants to check email and view videos its quite simple.

Other tasks may be more difficult.

If you can explain what you are looking for we may be able to provide more specific answers.

Yes, that is farily straight forward to do. Tap on the relevant icon and off you go. Setting up printing may be a little more complex, but its a one time deal. You will need a special type of printer to print diorectly from the iPad though.

AirPrint Basics

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356

iPad User Guide

http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad

Skype for iPad

https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/skype-for-ipad/id442012681

Phil 0124 is right and I'm glad you gave him more info. This past Spring, I researched the ipad for the elderly as much as I could. We were buying one for my father-in-law's 91st birthday. So many factors depend on if and how useful an ipad will be for a Senior. Younger and young at heart users might have a much easier time learning how to use the ipad than Seniors who have physical, mobility, and cognitive issues. There is an assessibilty part of the ipad that helps with many of these issues - audio books, larger print, voice recognition (in ipad 3 or later) etc. Also, as is very often the case, once someone owns an ipad and learns all they can do with it... For example, there are ways to get pictures/slide shows/videos, etc. onto the ipad that might make your Senior happy (it also can help with cognition.) Many have a great time with games, again, good for the mind...

You know your Senior best. so if you have time you might want to learn about how it will be useful with your own ipad. Your Senior might find more to do once they have an ipad. Things like games and reading papers can be company for them (like the tv) and keep them a little more mentally agile. And skype and facetime will expand their world so much.

I checked Apple retail stores and there is one in Staten Island that has free classes like Discover your ipad and toys and games with ios (scroll down on list of workshops box.) You just sign up for the workshop online, then go there at the schedules time. In the Apple stores where we shop there are many, many Seniors learning about the ipad at these workshops.

You might also consider looking in the Apple online certified refurbished store. We have two and they have been great. Each comes with a new front and back cover, a brand new battery, and a full one year warranty including 90 days of phone support. They come in the white box with the charger. Shipping is free. They come and go on the site, so if you decide to buy refurb, buy it when you see it. Personally, I suggest an ipad 2 unless he/she needs voice recognition. They never get hot and hold the battery for ten hours. Many are also having eye pain with the new ios 7. If you do get a refurb and it has ios 6.1.3 still installed, I suggest you keep it that way for a good while. Get as much space as you an afford because it cannot be increased and a few gbs are taken up by the ios system and apps that cannot be removed.

Your Senior will need a cable modem (they probably have that) an internet connection, and a wireless adapter.

I have many threads I could forward you but you might not need them. Below, however, are some youtube videos showing Seniors' reactions to the ipads, especially when they receive them as a gift. They're very sweet.

Now if only I could get my 87 year old Mom to want to use one!

Hope his helps.

Youtube videos of Seniors and ipads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZpHTUhSYs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9UjA0bd8HI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGK9nhL9M8&feature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=rTmK9Abc60g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KKkmUxTnQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1zbN_-lF-Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q66iamQeuHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCZsYUWyZHI

HOW ABOUT APPLE USE IT'S VAST RESOURCES AND CREATIVITY TO DEVELOP AN APPLE DEVICE DESIGNED FOR SENIORS??? Not try to teach them to join a world that many of them will never get. How about a music player with 1/1000th the options, bigger buttons, self contained etc...designed for this group? You could do it. Huge demographic. For example: http://www.alzstore.com/music-player-p/2115.htm