{"id":8466,"date":"2025-06-23T07:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2026-01-04T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:46:58","slug":"senior-resident-embraces-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/blog\/2025\/06\/23\/senior-resident-embraces-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"From WWII to Wi-Fi: How a UC Davis Scholar Helped a 95-Year-Old Resident Embrace Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8466\" class=\"elementor elementor-8466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12db0c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12db0c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf4ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf4ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>95-year-old Jack M., a resident of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/\">The Village at Rancho Solano<\/a>, never thought learning new technology like a computer or smartphone would be easy or fun. And to be honest \u2014 it hasn\u2019t been. But being taught by one of San Jose\u2019s brightest minds has been especially meaningful.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8471\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blog-80 wp-image-8471 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/06\/the-village-at-rancho-solano-senior-resident-embraces-technology-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"The Village at Rancho Solano | Senior Resident Embraces Technology\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/06\/the-village-at-rancho-solano-senior-resident-embraces-technology-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/06\/the-village-at-rancho-solano-senior-resident-embraces-technology-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/06\/the-village-at-rancho-solano-senior-resident-embraces-technology-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-village-at-rancho-solano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/06\/the-village-at-rancho-solano-senior-resident-embraces-technology.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack and Avantika at The Village at Rancho Solano \u2014 a heartwarming example of intergenerational learning through technology.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Upon graduating UC Davis in the spring, Avantika Gokulnatha was honored with the University Medal, marking her as the top graduating student of 2025. In her spare time, she led the student organization \u2018Breaking Barriers\u2019, which is how she met the senior she has lovingly dubbed as \u201cUncle Jack\u201d.<\/p><p>They could be out partying, having a good time,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/uc-davis-2025-top-graduating-senior-avantika-gokulnatha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>. \u201cBut they\u2019re here saying \u2018hit this button, hit that button.\u2019 It makes a big difference.\u201d<\/p><p>Avantika\u2019s passion for helping aging adults is inspired by her late grandfather, who lived in India. \u201cMaybe I can help someone else&#8217;s grandparents whose family lives far away,\u201d she also shared with the news outlet. \u201cMaking older people feel remembered, part of the community. Making sure they are involved and don&#8217;t feel so forgotten.&#8221;<\/p><p>Jack, a World War II veteran, never imagined how advanced the world would become. In his youth, he learned to speak German and served as a military policeman. After living over nine decades, he\u2019s now tech savvy enough to watch Avantika\u2019s commencement ceremony over a live stream.<\/p><p>The new graduate has lofty goals set for a bright and successful future. Avantika will soon attend medical school, with hopes of innovating new ways to prevent age decline and improving independence for seniors.<\/p><p>&#8220;Stories like Jack and Avantika\u2019s remind us that learning never stops \u2014 no matter your age,\u201d said Morgan Whinery, Executive Director. \u201cAt The Village at Rancho Solano, we\u2019re proud to foster connections across generations that uplift and inspire our residents every day.&#8221;<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Start Your Next Chapter Today!<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Retirement should be more than relaxing \u2014 it should be enriching. 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