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Elderly parents

Looking for a really simple portable phone for my Mum - any ideas of simple landline phone that works like this?

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loveyouradvice · 19/09/2019 11:45

Hi

Sadly Mum in early stages dementia and stopped using her mobile as she forgot how to charge it - but was used to using a portable handset which she took round the house with her

She is now in a care home.

We would love to buy her a simple home phone with portable handset to have by her bed and when she moves to a chair etc.

Any advice?

Her current one is too big....

Or equally any advice about really easy mobiles? Like so super easy that she could use it without really thinking

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thesandwich · 19/09/2019 20:17

Have a look here
dementia.livebetterwith.com/
Or Doro?

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MereDintofPandiculation · 20/09/2019 13:09

Talk to the home - perhaps putting the phone to bed on its charger could be part of her bedtime routine.

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CMOTDibbler · 20/09/2019 13:17

The Doro seems to be just what you want, and the carers could put it on its base station overnight to charge

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loveyouradvice · 25/09/2019 22:23

The Doro looks spot on! Thank you

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