This Report tells the story of a unique project which brings the world of 21^st century technology into the lives of residents in care homes.  These two worlds are normally a great distance apart, but the case studies related here demonstrate clearly that technology can speak to older people, many of whom had never dreamt that they would get into googling Planet Earth on a regular basis!

Moose in the Hoose relies on volunteers over 50, to act as the bridge between these two worlds, and you will read how effectively they fill that challenging role.  They appear to relish the opportunity to expand their own IT skills, and enjoy sharing them with people who would otherwise never get the chance to have webcam conversations with their friends and families.  We’re never too old to learn something new, with the right attitude and people to help.

The City of Edinburgh Council is deservedly proud of the success of these early years of the Moose project.  It would not have been possible without the strong partnership from ACEIT and RSVP/CSV.  Let’s hope that more areas of Scotland take this on board, so that we might see every care home resident have access to IT, just like free bus travel for every senior citizen.