Most often they end up with a press the picture of who you want to call or get moved into assisted living centers.
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Hi,
My mom's recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and is having difficulty remembering how to use her phone. She gets confused easily by all the buttons on a phone. A phone with large numbers and buttons isn't the solution. She can see very well.
So, I'm enlisting all of you here at cnet in "The great search for the one-button, voice-activated/speakerphone cell phone." Does the perfect phone for my mom exist?
Requirements:
1) Preferably a cell phone;
2) Light weight enough to wear on a cord around her neck;
3) Has one button to answer and end calls;
4) Is voice activated (if not too complicated) ... ie: "Phone, Wake up!" ... "Call Nancy." ... "Hangup phone." Anything more complicated than that most likely will be too confusing;
5) Has a speakerphone so she doesn't have to hold the phone up to her ear;

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