A hands-on technology masterclass for the over 65s in Winchester, hosted by local domiciliary care provider Everycare, came to Badger Farm this Valentine’s Day, to help attendees fall in love with their smartphones and tablets. TechFest65 had the local community centre filled to bursting with local residents, all keen to receive expert advice from the Everycare team and local partner Vodafone, about their devices.

TechFest65 was first launched in October 2017 by Everycare, in an effort to help the over-65 population of Winchester become more confident and connected with new technology. Following staggering levels of interest, the local domiciliary care provider has been inspired to host a series of follow up events throughout 2018, all designed to help demystify the likes of smartphones, social media, the internet and apps for the over-65s.

Attendees at the Valentine’s Day event were able to bring along their own devices and quiz experts from Everycare and Vodafone about how to make the most of them, whilst enjoying tea, coffee, cake and good company.

Kathy, one attendee from Winchester commented on the event: “I enjoyed the event very much. We found the event in October to be very useful. It would be helpful to have 1 every 6 months or so.”

Mike Frizzell, Managing Director of Everycare (Central Hants), said “TechFest65 is a great opportunity for elderly people in Winchester to learn about new tech. It’s not always easy to keep up with new trends but we hope they found the Vodafone team of use and will return to future events.”

About Everycare

Everycare Winchester provide a comprehensive and flexible range of health care assistance and home care services throughout Winchester and the surrounding areas. They supply trained Care Workers for short or longer term personal care within a client’s own home, as well as helping meet the temporary staffing needs of Care Homes.

Everycare Central Hants has provided home care services from our Winchester based office for many years. We are firmly committed to Winchester but do also serve surrounding areas such as Twyford, Colden Common, Chandlers Ford, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh and Alresford.

Everycare Central Hants is now one of only a few private providers of home care with an office based in Winchester with competitor companies leaving the town to locate elsewhere. We believe that our commitment to the town together with our good local knowledge of the area and the needs of the local community, help us provide a quality of service for our clients that cannot be beaten.

Our office in Winchester has excellent transport links as we are close to Junction 9 of the M3 but is also easily accessible from the town centre.

If you would like more information on Winchester’s leading care provider please contact us today on 01962 842548.