Older persons receiving services in community settings, rather than Nursing Homes, are at risk of social isolation. Computer mediated communication offers technological resources which recipients of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) might use to reduce their social isolation. The present study involved personal interviews with 40 HCBS-customers regarding their interest in communicating with members of their social networks, and using computers. After watching a videotape illustrating PointerWare- an easy-to-use computer interface that allows older persons to communicate with families and friends - 85% said they wanted to use computer to communicate. Current computer users were significantly less lonely than non-users.