Teacher creates a virtual club to accompany and train grandparents
Andrea Trujillo León , professor in the department of marketing and analysis at the Tec de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe , founded Nova Vida, a virtual club for older adults. Cortesía Tec de Monterrey This platform offers personalized brain training and physical conditioning classes via videoconference, as well as assistance at home; both services are in charge of gerontologists. Also, courses and workshops on various topics are given with specialists, every Thursday they have free talks with experts on various topics of interest. “The motivation to carry out this project came mainly from family members who are in this stage of life. This led us to observe the growing number of older adults and the lack of services that contribute to their well-being in a specialized way. The idea was conceived in 2018 and the face-to-face club opened its doors in July 2019, but we migrated to being a virtual space in April 2020 ”, said the teacher. The main objective of this project is to rais...