Justin Boogaard, 24, right, started Go Go Grandparent, a service helps those without smartphones to be able to use Uber ride service, with his grandmother Betty Luce, 85, left, in mind. ( Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
TORRANCE, California: Don't be fooled by her age or her not-so-smart flip phone: 85-year-old Betty Lou Luce is spurring a technology movement that's spreading from bridge clubs to retirement homes across Southern California.
Thanks to a phone service called GoGoGrandparent, Luce, who lives in this Los Angeles-area city, is defying the stereotypes associated with older adults, using the same on-demand mobile apps as smartphone-savvy millennials and boomers. She takes Uber rides to and from Coco's Bakery and doctor appointments. She gets meals and groceries delivered by trendy, give-it-to-me-now apps such as Munchery, Postmates and Instacart.
