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evanpoole66 Asked April 2020

Dementia Issues: How to navigate solutions with PC purchase?

My Mom has dementia and issues remembering where she puts the TV monitor. I have had three technicians to explain to her how to use the monitor, but to no avail...she forgets, miss-locates, or takes it apart. So I decided to hopefully end all the ongoing drama and being worn out, and purchased a WOW pc. It has a trial period, so you can return if you don't like it. It's a pc that is supposed to be compatible with the elderly and at the push of a button allows you to use it with much ease. Has anyone tried to use this on their parent(s); was it well received and enjoyable; and how did you ease it on your parents especially if they are so addicted to TV, that it may cause more friction than peace in the family?

JoAnn29 Apr 2020
Your profile is confusing. You say that Mom is living with you and then when u talk about you, you say you go to see her. If Mom is on her own, you may need to consider other options.

If your Mom suffers from Dementia, I doubt if you will be able to teach her how to use something new. Three techs tried to teach her to use a remote? My Mom forgot how to use a remote and a cordless phone in the early stages. I think you may be expecting too much of Mom.

One of the first things to go, besides short term memory is the ability to reason, process and comprehend. You are going to be showing her how to use the PC every time she uses it. She can no longer retain new information.

When my Mom moved in, she never saw the remote. I changed channels for her. She enjoyed those channels with old TV shows on them. No news or violent shows with bombings and fires.

cwillie Apr 2020
From what I can see it is basically just a computer with a large touch screen monitor, while this might be wonderful for seniors who find a smartphone or a tablet too difficult to manipulate because of arthritic fingers or poor vision it is in no way going to be successful for those who are not intimately familiar and at ease with using one of those devices. You say she can't even handle the TV remote any more, there is no way you will be able to teach her how to use this computer - don't waste your money.

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