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[quote=Anonymous]My dad hasn't been responding to text messages from family members. Partially it's because of his mild dementia - for instance he doesn't know how to send a text from his iPad anymore even though he's done it for years. And hardly different from his phone. But now he is not responding to texts on his phone or calling people when he says he will. I suggested to a few family members that they should call on the house line instead of his cell phone since it's "older" type of technology. But so far not many have made the switch.

I think I remember seeing people recommend devices to help elderly people communicate. It was like a tablet devoted to video calls or phone calls where you have peoples pictures as icons they can tap. Also I was thinking of getting them an Amazon echo to help with reminders, and we could get a Show to give it a visible interface. Has anyone had luck with that? Is it a simple interface or is it just one more device he won't use? If it's an Echo that is also hooked up to our account, I could even set reminders like "call your cousin" for him.

My dad has always been very social, so it pains me to see him withdrawing like this. I'm hoping if we can overcome the technology that he can still keep in touch with people.[/quote]

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