Analysis: Seniors Usage of Technology and Telehealth Growing

92% of Medicare beneficiaries received telehealth visits from their homes, which was not permissible in Medicare prior to the pandemic.

Americans ages 60 and older—a group increasingly populated by aging Baby Boomers—spend more than half of their daily leisure time (just over 4 hours) on their TVs, computers, tablets, or other electronic devices.

“Screen time has increased for those in their 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond, and the rise is apparent across genders and education levels,” wrote Pew’s Gretchen Livingston. “This rise in screen time coincides with significant growth in the adoption of digital technology by older Americans.