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I would not buy her a cell phone. I had a very simple one for my Mom, just turn on and turn off and she never understood it. The short-term memory goes first. Meaning you can teach her to use it one day and she forgets the next day or even one minute. Even though my Mom had used a cordless for years, she forgot how to use it. She remembered how to use the old one on the wall, though, because that is long-term memory. From Moms name, is English a second language for her, if so, she will revert back to her first language.
The one major reason not to buy her a cell phone is theft or loss. People, staff and wandering residents come into her room everyday. The home is not responsible for theft and loss.
Like already said, save that money for something she will actually need down the road.
Her children bought her a cell phone because they think she needs one now that she’s been diagnosed. No way is she ever going to be able to use it. She says it’s a simple one and after she learns that one, she’ll progress to a more complicated phone and maybe a tablet.
Wishful thinking and waste of money. If she’d embraced technology years ago, maybe. But now she’s completely lost and frustrated.
Technology is our friend, and it’s how the world is run now. Learn it while you can, not when your brain isn’t up to the task.
In AL now, she has a dial phone in her room with BIG numbers, works for her.
My step-mother with FTD does not have a phone at all she no longer knows how to use it.
My MIL started calling everyone in her phone book at all hours of the day and night so we went with a land line. Make sure you Mom only has essential people written in her phone book.
Just have tempered expectations. Keep the receipts. If the residence has a Trust Fund (for internal use, like hair & nail salon care) then put as much of her money as possible into it.