Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Delivery services for seniors

For seniors looking to maintain independence, explore the realm of online delivery services. These services offer more than just groceries; they cater to the specific needs of aging adults, regardless of their level of tech proficiency. What started as a niche market has now become a growing trend.

Delivery has a long history, from the milkman in Britain in the 1860s to the emergence of pizza delivery for Italian royals in 1889. Mail order catalogs like Tiffany’s Blue Book and Montgomery Ward paved the way for remote shopping, while companies like Schwan’s began home delivery of goods like ice...