Gathering virtually: Older people embracing online gaming amid coronavirus pandemic

Adrienne Rodgers plays Words With Friends. (Roberta Wong Murray/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Adrienne Rodgers plays Words With Friends. (Roberta Wong Murray/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Adrienne Rodgers plays Words With Friends. (Roberta Wong Murray/Special to West Hawaii Today)

On the last Tuesday of each month, a group of about 20 caregivers and dementia patients gather in Hilo to play board games, eat lunch and socialize at the Memory Café Hui.