My brother threw his smart phone and it's broken beyond repair. It's an iPhone that he's had for a few years. Lately he's had trouble using it.
(He has Parkinson's and is in Personal Care. It's my only way to communicate with him out of State.) Anyone have experience with a Jitterbug Smartphone or other that is Senior friendly? Any suggestions on quick replacement?
I didn't anticipate this one, so don't know how to attempt restoring his contacts...
So if you have Alexa and he has one you could "drop in" and communicate with him. I would also investigate what lead up to the incident. Was he frustrated the phone would not work for him? Was he angry at a caregiver or other resident and the phone was close at hand?
With Parkinson's and the Dementia that often goes hand in hand he may be losing the ability to use the phone.
What about something like the Amazon echo. Can you not have a 2 way conversation on that device? I don't have anything like that because my DH is almost deaf.
I am not up on the new stuff. My DH is almost deaf so anything he needs to hear what is being said, does not work.
You are looking at a phone that is 200.00 with set up versus much more for iphone with the jitterbug smartphone3. So there is that if he is going to start throwing them. A case will really help if there aren't tiles on the floors.
For myself, when this starts happening it is worth replacing ONCE. Then it is phone calls managed through and with the staff. I spent two years having to do that after my brother's death to contact his partner during his last years. It works.
Good luck. Hope you'll update as to what works. If he is used to the iphone I would get a rebuilt iphone for him. ONCE!
Be prepared that the cost of any specialty phone may be more than what he was paying for his iPhone.
There is a protective case called an OtterBox that might fit a future phone so that if he throws it, it may survive. My son uses one because he's a stone mason and he often drops his (or it falls out of his pocket) and the dust/dirt is also a problem.