10 Facebook Fan Pages Every Boomer Should Follow

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If you’re a social media savvy senior who’s tired of ‘creeping’ the same old Facebook fan pages, The Uptown Life Lease Collection shares 10 of our favourite senior-friendly Facebook fan pages for you to enjoy. Ready?

AARP

Formerly known as American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) is a non-governmental organization with over 50 years experience promoting revolutionary lifestyle after 50. Their Facebook fan page has a healthy group of opinionated fans, all who love to share content and insights about baby boomer news.

WebMD

Find useful senior health tips here at WebMD’s Facebook fan page. ‘Like’ and uncover senior-friendly Facebook updates that cover topics like medicine, cooking recipes, and lifestyle conversational pieces known to spark debate within Facebook’s senior community.

Travel Channel

If you’re the senior who loves to travel and are always on the look out for your next quest, Travel Channel’s Facebook fan page offers seniors a trusted window to the world; bringing travel knowledge, insight, and information to a community of people who love to travel.

The 1960s

Feeling nostalgic? Love to reminisce on the good old days? If you answered yes, than you’ll want to ‘like’ The 1960s Facebook fan page. Here, you’ll discover status updates which take you back to the revolutionary time of the 1960s; showcasing photos, music, news, and pop culture from none other than the 1960s — groovy.

LIFE

Akin to LIFE Magazine, the LIFE Facebook fan page is driven by world class photojournalism — all which give Facebook users a reason to ‘like’ and come back for more. The LIFE Facebook fan page showcases a timeline with incredible photos taken from the ‘golden years’; mixing iconic moments from yesteryear with contemporary content — all which are populated for you to enjoy and repost.

Administration on Aging

Indeed the AoA Facebook account isn’t as aggressive as a Facebook fan would hope for, however, all AoA fan page fans can expect consistent high-quality content about seniors on a daily basis. Here fans will uncover a collection of must-know tips on how to help improve health and well-being — guaranteeing at least one daily mind-melting material for the mind, body, and spirit.

Baby Boomers 1946-1964

If you were young enough to remember 1946-1964 culture, than the Baby Boomers 1946-1964 Facebook fan page is a must-follow. Fans can expect to find status updates ranging from Pink Floyd to Wonder Woman to MASH to Bruce Lee; featuring iconic vintage photos only familiar to the golden generation. Oh the memories…

The Roaming Boomers

From the creators of Roaming Boomers, a website built for luxury senior travellers, the Roaming Boomers fan page offers travelling tips, discounts on hotels, and airfares for seniors who love to travel with style. If you’re a ‘luxury traveller’ who loves the finer items of travel, add Roaming Boomers’ fan page to your bucket list.

Senior Corps

Senior Corps Facebook fan page is dedicated to retired seniors 55 and up. Here, you’ll find posts aimed for seniors who wish to become mentors, companions for the needy, life coaches, or retired workers looking to help with ongoing projects and organizations. Despite Senior Corps’ American-centric content, it offers great ideas which act as a source of inspiration to senior communities across the world.

Retirement Living TV

Retirement Living TV’s Facebook fan page offers an aggressive news feed; offering amazing content ranging from must-try cooking recipes, retirement living tips along with emotionally touching stories. Their tagline is, “Experience Matters” — can you really go wrong with that?

Summary

The fastest growing demographic in social media networks like Facebook are the 75+ year-old-senior citizens. In 2013, seniors made 11% of Facebook’s user base and continues to grow. Social networks like Facebook also have been proven to provide seniors in retirement both mental and emotional benefits; providing instant communication to friends, family and information. If you think we missed a senior-friendly Facebook fan page, let us know and leave us a comment below!

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