Bedbound parent, how to contact others in house

[PolarQueen]

Sorry for rubbish title but I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

My elderly Dad is going to be bedbound for a couple of months (hopefully no longer) and I'm looking for a way he can contact my deaf mum (while she's in the house) if he needs help or wants something.

A mobile would be the obvious thing but he hasn't got one and she always bloody leaves hers in another room so can't hear it!

Im not sure she would hear a bell or buzzer either - recommendations for decent hearing aids that don't cause itchy ears would also be appreciated.)

As well as driving me mad, I'm also worried about them both.

any ideas would be gratefully received!

What about a baby alarm that flashes when there’s noise - could that work?

I’m sure you can get Bluetooth hearing aids that could help, maybe look into that?

Would she use a smart watch or something so the message would flash up on her watch ?

I am bedbound sometimes and I just message/call

I think you can get an intercom that is like two telephone handsets. Handy in a large house or to ring a person in the shed. I saw some on Amazon.

A pager?

I have a cordless land line that I can (well could it's no longer plugged in) call another handset.

Alternatively a stock to bang on the floor, it will vibrate as well as make a noise.

An alexa or similar connected to a smart bulb so your dad can tell alexa to flash the light or turn it another colour.

Re hearing-aids, you could look for hypoallergenic moulds, and also skeleton moulds which are more like loops rather than solid plugs.

My hearing aids are NHS. They are nearly 5 years old.
They are blue tooth. Sound goes from my phone, notifications, ringing etc directly into my ears via my aids.
It has revolutionised my life.

Your mum might need to get more disciplined with keeping her phone to hand! Although, even in a different room/upstairs/downstairs, I still hesr my phone ping or ring …directly in my ears!

The App I’m hooked up to is Signia.
Ask local audiology dept for advice.

Also take a look at this web site in case something herein will help?

rnid.org.uk/information-and-support/technology-and-products/

A wireless doorbell that flashes as well as rings. Get one with a couple of receivers and she can put them where she's most likely to be.

most of the rooms in my house have a little Alexa dot. We can then drop in to each room or make an announcement. Turn it up high so your mum can hear it.

Get one of those pagers some restaurants use, they vibrate

Thank you everyone, great helpful advice. I'll have a proper look.

Or could your mum get a carry strap for her phone?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Retekess-Wireless-Transmit-Function-Restaurant/dp/B07H9N91VG?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3ICDZYF91YIY1

Vibrating pager a great idea. I'm answering my own question but in case anyone else can benefit, this might do

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daytech-Emergency-Personal-Patients-Vibrating/dp/B08J2LBG4Z/ref=sr_1_6?crid=38NYTQXHCYVJE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8yMF_yF8sQBZqJk2kofmI4ahTgTaayKZIhy5UPywExHZh-7nbSQyRevz822klzhzddiw4c949GieIF6efFhq8fovF4mTt2pDMdzYA-sk1ba_wXXv38RI5tyUMy7Lgb3l0Pnsn8dVyR3qZt-y7C9l9B0l6gstQbw-6tRr7P2jvdKu-QQr5nomyi8LmcKdOewWFoyRZ_OAa1NOtJ8GvOGfP050KVJSneMIl43pJxh5VIpSxYyxP0bULXcW7aHYr7XmZne5I6ICejZXDOHtzLouX9_HoKwyQlKG5xzCDZBwPdM.GMVRwUiGdX3sc1EBtOCe6F0Fx6-UbAUuNBl1pkY9tic&dib_tag=se&keywords=Vibrating%2Bpager&qid=1747158163&sprefix=vibrating%2Bpager%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-6&th=1

We bought doorbell ringers that are all interlinked and have a sounder plugged in every room at maximum volume setting. They don't use up a plug socket as you can plug plugs into them.

Then two bell pushes
. One at the front door that makes a traditional 'ding dong' sound.
. The other with my DM on a cord round her neck that makes the sounder play 'ding dong merrily on high'.
Dad hears it most of the time, except when his lathe or similar is running. There are 40(?) different sounding options.

Our family uses walkie talkies to keep in touch.
Each person has a set keeps it with them clipped to their belt or near them you put it on the same channel so that anyone else with a walkie-talkie nearby can't hear the conversation.
You be surprised at the range some of them have and there are many available on Amazon.
We keep on in the car too and the range is quite a distance.
Our DD lives a couple of miles away and she can hear us when we call her.
They work for us.

Just another thought if your Mum forgets to carry her mobile from room to room. Maybe for a month or so she could get into the habit of wearing something with a pocket? I have a lightweight Indian jacket like a waistcoat which has front pockets so if I want my phone with me down the garden etc I can slip it on to keep my hands free. Women's clothes are ridiculously lacking in pockets!

Might be too techy, but a smart watch for your mum? It would work with a brick phone for your dad if he sends texts

My smart watch vibrates. As long as her phone was turned on somewhere in the house it would work.