Virtual Thanksgiving-Themed Social Hours to Help Older Adults With COVID-19 Separation

WWMT Newschannel 3 reports that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering some virtual Thanksgiving-themed social hours this week to help older adults connect with family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants can link to the first social hour at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The state health department's aging and adult services agency teamed up with GetSetUp to provide the activities, which include classes and social hours online and via phone. Older Michiganders also can access more than 150 free online group classes engineered for and led by older adults. Popular classes include using a smartphone or tablet; employing services like videoconferencing, Gmail, Facebook, and YouTube; and virtual social hours.