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Years ago letters were the common way for people to keep in touch, was your mother ever one to write letters? It may not be as immediate as a phone call or text but there is something special about getting a little note in the mail and you can write brief post cards or long rambling letters as time or mood allows. In order to encourage her to reciprocate you could gift her with some pre stamped addressed cards or note paper.
I would also recommend trying to find a better phone. I got my mom a very simple Clarity landline phone with volume control, it was loud enough that mom could hear without her HA (and painfully loud to me if I forgot to adjust it before using it).
If mom has hearing aids they will cause interference with any phone. That could be what is causing the problem. And the tone quality of cell phones is terrible especially if you are using the microphone in the car! I am in my 60's and my daughter gets irritated with me because she has to repeat things because I cannot understand what she has said. She gets irritated because I don't call her often, but she always has to hang up and call me back she always gets another call. Then the car phone again! I needed that vent!
Shelly, it is quite common for someone in their 90's and even in their 80's not to use a computer nor a cellphone. My Dad stopped using a computer when he was in his 90's as he was having trouble seeing, and here he use to write Code, plus he kept forgetting all of his passwords :P
Are you calling your Mom using a cellphone? I am only in my 70's but I have disliked getting calls from anyone using a cellphone for over a couple of decades now. Gone is a clarity of tone. Plus if someone is walking around or driving while talking on a cellphone the words can fade away.
My boss calls me via his cellphone as what a huge waste of time, as when he gets back into the office, we have to go over the whole conversation from scratch.... [sigh].
Thus, have you tried to call your Mom using a land-line to call her? Find someone who has such a phone and give it a try. See if your Mom can hear you better.
My aunt got a free very loud phone for hearing impaired. Old dial type, with loud ring and no answering machine. She refused to use newer types. Her state provided it.
There are phones that do what amounts to closed captioning of the call. CapTel is one. The phone call is made and it is connected to the service and someone "transcribes" the conversation so it appears on a screen for her to read.
Have you checked with her phone provider. They have hearing disability things. Wow, what a problem. Hope you can come to a solution. If you do in future and have any suggestions for the rest of us, do post an update for us.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
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My DH is almost deaf. There are phones out there that are specially made to be used with hearing aides. My DH is on his second one.
Are you calling your Mom using a cellphone? I am only in my 70's but I have disliked getting calls from anyone using a cellphone for over a couple of decades now. Gone is a clarity of tone. Plus if someone is walking around or driving while talking on a cellphone the words can fade away.
My boss calls me via his cellphone as what a huge waste of time, as when he gets back into the office, we have to go over the whole conversation from scratch.... [sigh].
Thus, have you tried to call your Mom using a land-line to call her? Find someone who has such a phone and give it a try. See if your Mom can hear you better.