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My 80-year-old father could use a smartphone and an Android tablet quite well before he died. So theoretically at least the ability to adapt is there. My mom, however, never learned to use any smart gadgets, including a computer. She just had no interest in such things, not because she was less intelligent than my dad was.
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Yes...my MIL, who passed away in July at 91, used a smart phone, (it was a struggle sometimes) and back 7-8 years ago, learned to use a computer enough so she could video chat with her sister in another state. The sister was in her 90's at the time. My MIL even managed to have a Facebook account so she could see pictures of the many grandkids, great-and great great grandkids.
My mom, who will be 91 next month, has little interest in tech stuff. She has a basic flip phone, to carry with her when she is out running errands. She lives on her own, and still drives. You'd never know she was almost 91 if you saw her. She is a bit frustrated by the multiple remote thing for her tv and cable box. But she did learn how to use the record feature for the dvr. (The cable box controls the tv perfectly, she just needs to not mess with the tv remote at all)
My mom is much more educated than my MIL was, and has been a reader her entire life. She just had zero interest in learning about the internet etc. My MIL was more motivated, especially at first so she could see and talk to her sister, who lived so far away. As her health worsened, the computer kept her world large.