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Oh, yes. I say, shaking my head, "old people and technology!". My mom can't keep it all straight on how to use the remotes and is always hitting who knows what buttons by mistake. I feel your pain!
I bought mthr a great tv for her memory care room - color, bigger screen than she'd ever had, and a remote! She wanted to watch her cowboy DVDs, so I bought one with a built in DVD player, and the ability to have Roku! FAIL! She stuffed 2 dvds in the slot, tissues, and her tweezers. My electronic genius kids took it apart and could not believe how much she'd put in there. Needless to say, that TV did not last. It was a pretty ornament for about 6 mos. Now she sits in the common area and watches tv with everyone else, which is much healthier for her.
While never a whiz - my mother knew her way around her computer. Until she didn’t.
So during that awkward phase - between knowing her computer and forgetting about it altogether- mom was constantly calling me to come over and fix it.
It was almost always the same mistake. Instead of opening the first email mom would click on the header - which changed the order of her emails from date received to alphabetical. Or - to mom - her emails were just “disappearing”.
No matter how many times I explained what she was doing and/or how to fix it - mom never got it. This was in the early phase of her dementia and my knowledge there of. I hadn’t yet “got it” myself... the futility of explanation or reasoning.
Of course there here were a couple of genuine computer lock-ups. I suspected that nearly 500 undeleted emails - 80% of them spam was to blame but my computer geek hubby said “no. Not likely.”
And there was that one time that totally stumped me. Turned out the phone jack had been unplugged.
I actually put tape on the remote. Covered up the buttons she didn't need to use except for the up and down button and the Guide button.
She has Dish TV and was always selecting channels she didn't need to get into like Pay preview. So I made a "My list" of channels that she likes to watch or browse through.
Call the provider and see if there are elderly friendly remotes that can be used. I googled and there was one with on/off and up/down for volume and channels. I would get basic service. Then I'd block the channels that don't interest her. Leave the ones with the old TV shows on them. News can be upsetting so no CNN.
Your question has possibly answered why my mother won’t turn the tv off. Or change a channel. A few years ago, I put little pieces of paper on each remote. Volume, and channel change on one , and On/Off on the other. It helped for a while.
Forget the remote, to an elder it looks too much like the controls in an airplane cockpit.
Every new flat screen that I have has controls on the sides or front of the set. If the elder is mobile, just affix names to those controls. If they are not, it will always be the roll of the dice as to what happens.
In the senior facility where my Dad lived, the maintenance worker said fixing the cable TV's was his number #1 call each day.
My Dad had invented his own remote control back in the 1950's, real easy. One button "on", one button "off". Two buttons to change the stations. Two more buttons, lower the volume, raise the volume. Then he added two more buttons to turn on the sofa light, turn off the sofa light.... like, really??? The light was within arm reach.
Of course, that was back when one had only 3 stations to watch TV.... funny, we always found something to watch :)
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:
A.
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").
B.
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.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
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.
So during that awkward phase - between knowing her computer and forgetting about it altogether- mom was constantly calling me to come over and fix it.
It was almost always the same mistake. Instead of opening the first email mom would click on the header - which changed the order of her emails from date received to alphabetical. Or - to mom - her emails were just “disappearing”.
No matter how many times I explained what she was doing and/or how to fix it - mom never got it. This was in the early phase of her dementia and my knowledge there of. I hadn’t yet “got it” myself... the futility of explanation or reasoning.
Of course there here were a couple of genuine computer lock-ups. I suspected that nearly 500 undeleted emails - 80% of them spam was to blame but my computer geek hubby said “no. Not likely.”
And there was that one time that totally stumped me. Turned out the phone jack had been unplugged.
Sigh!
She has Dish TV and was always selecting channels she didn't need to get into like Pay preview. So I made a "My list" of channels that she likes to watch or browse through.
This has helped so far.
Every new flat screen that I have has controls on the sides or front of the set. If the elder is mobile, just affix names to those controls. If they are not, it will always be the roll of the dice as to what happens.
In the senior facility where my Dad lived, the maintenance worker said fixing the cable TV's was his number #1 call each day.
My Dad had invented his own remote control back in the 1950's, real easy. One button "on", one button "off". Two buttons to change the stations. Two more buttons, lower the volume, raise the volume. Then he added two more buttons to turn on the sofa light, turn off the sofa light.... like, really??? The light was within arm reach.
Of course, that was back when one had only 3 stations to watch TV.... funny, we always found something to watch :)