TECHNOLOGY can be hard thing to grasp when you're elderly but one 101-year-old is proving how much of a difference it has made to her life.

Windsor resident Wendy has a carer look after her from care company Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede and West Spelthorne.

The former actress was forced to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic so her granddaughter Flora set her up with an Amazon Alexa voice activated speaker to help give her a source of entertainment whilst stuck inside.

The 101-year-old resident struggles with fiddly buttons on TV remotes, phones and the radio and depended on her caregivers to help her with these devises.

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But they are not there round the clock to help her use the devises, which would often leave Wendy frustrated.

With the help from her care company, Wendy has mastered the Amazon Alexa so she can now play radio stations, listen to news updates and contact her family without having to struggle with small buttons.

Wendy's daughter Heather said: "The new technology has really helped her throughout lockdown periods, allowing her to easily listen to the radio or the news. She can even play games with it, helping keep her mind active.

"At 101, mastering this new technology has been a real learning curve and its great that her caregivers have been able to help her.”

She often uses the smart speaker to listen to her favourite musician Charlie Kunz, a pianist from the early 20th century.

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However, Amazon Alexa often mistakes Wendy's command for pop music from artist Charlie Puth - but luckily she has become fond of his music too.

When her device is playing too loudly, she asks it to ‘play softly’, to which it plays the song ‘Softly as I leave you’, something Wendy also enjoys.

Home Instead say their caregivers are very fond of Wendy and often buy her gifts to keep her entertained, including jumbo-sized playing cards which she is able to see more clearly.

Anitra Camargo, owner of Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede and Spelthorne, said: “It has been great helping Wendy master her new device, which has provided her with easily accessible entertainment throughout the past year. Although our elderly clients have received regular care visits from Home Instead, most have had to shield, and have been impacted by the isolating effects of not seeing their family or friends as frequently as before.

“Wendy has been kept busy with her new device, helping to prevent her from feeling isolated or lonely when care visits aren’t taking place. Technology has really helped a number of our clients keep connected throughout the pandemic, and we are happy to help our clients integrate technology into their daily lives. It has also been a hoot arriving to Wendy’s house when she is listening to Charlie Puth on full-blast!”