Eldercare Services » cell phones http://eldercareanswers.com/blog Covering All Your Senior Family Member’s Care Needs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:57:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Are Cell Phones the Answer to Alzheimer’s? http://eldercareanswers.com/blog/2010/01/are-cell-phones-the-answer-to-alzheimers/ http://eldercareanswers.com/blog/2010/01/are-cell-phones-the-answer-to-alzheimers/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:17:35 +0000 eldercare http://eldercareanswers.com/blog/?p=198  A recent study showed that cell phones may decrease an Alzheimer’s like disease in mice. This is startling news, particularly since previous thought had been that cell phone use could cause brain tumors. Could the answer to preventing Alzheimer’s disease really be something so convenient? It sure would be nice!http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AlzheimersNews/cell-phone-radiation-prevent-reverse-alzheimers-mice/story?id=9497387

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Director of San Francisco Region, Laurel Etheridge, BA, CMC

This past weekend, I got a Jitterbug phone for my dad who has early stage dementia.  They’re user-friendly cell phones for elders. It has large easy to read and press number keys as well as simple “yes” or “no” and “on/off” buttons.

 I have programmed in my phone number and labeled it with my name so all my dad has to do is open the phone and press on my name to reach me.

 When an Operator is dialed, a live “Jitterbug” operator comes on the line and addresses my dad by name.  The Operator can assist him to place calls to pre-programmed numbers by just asking, “please connect me with my son John”.

There is a stand in which it sits to automatically re-charge when not in use.  By the way, you can also order a lanyard or belt clip for seniors on the go!

Check it out!  www.Jitterbug.com

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