My mom loves to be active on Facebook and we thought it was nice because she can get to see pictures communicate with friends and it helps with her memory.
However lately she has been friending strange people and they have actually been communicating back to her, people she does not know.
We have adjusted her privacy settings but somehow she manages to get onto strange profiles and they manage to get onto her profile.
We would hate to take Facebook away from her as she enjoys looking at the pictures and posts from friends but she continually wanders into areas she does not belong.
Suggestions?
I'd keep her acct very small and with a short list of 'friends'. My MIL is on FB a but and it is how she communicates with family as she doesn't want to be out and away from her home. Sometimes my DH has had to call her and tell her to take down a post she's done or unfriend a stranger.
Some people are super proud of the fact they have over 4,000 friends---methinks they 'friend' any soul whose path they cross. I'm not impressed. You cannot have a close relationship with 4500 people.
And I routinely clean out my friends list. People who haven't commented or responded within a year to something I've posted--they don't need to be my 'friend'.
She thinks the friend suggestions are friend requests and doesn’t understand that writing a comment on someone’s wall is not a private message.
Facebook is NOT a great place for people with Alzheimer’s. It’s not private enough and puts the person at risk.
I know it’s nice to connect with family, but email or blogging or FaceTime or something else might be better.
I got my mom onto Pinterest and YouTube videos ...for entertainment purposes. Praying she doesn’t find a way back on to FB.
I think the only thing you can do is actively monitor her account, if you do not want to remove her access to it. You can do this from afar, by logging into her account on your phone or from your home. You will have to block conversations and unfriend/block people on a regular basis. Report spam etc.
This is a growing problem with the elderly. Their are people who have been scammed out of the title to their home! It is a nightmare! I have talked to my local, state, and federal authorities. It is an up hill climb and a daunting task once one has been scammed. Do yourself and your family and favor, and stop ALL contact with FB. It will save your mother and family from a never ending nightmare.
I would first make everything private/only friends. I would check her friends list everyday and unfriend anyone you or her don't personally know. If you haven't, don't sign her up for Messenger. Lots of unwanted stuff thru there too. I don't think FB has parent controls because I think there is an age limit.