Any suggestions on a phone for nursing home patient?

markevans999: Perhaps you can work with a company that specializes in services for the hearing impaired.

Landline with tele-prompter for hard of hearing, call your local service. He can read what you are saying, there is a slight delay.

Best is a landline with a princess-type phone - you may have to pay for a phone jack to be installed, but it is so much easier to use than any kind of cell phone. And you do not have to worry about the battery running down.

Check out a Grandpad from Consumer cellular - very simple to operate and you control who can call. Also has music, games and pictures.

Maybe a simple flip phone with a cheap monthly plan-trac phone, straight talk, NET10, etc...If on Medicaid would qualify for the ACP benefit.

My 98 year old father has used Captel for years. He can’t manage a smart phone.
https://www.captel.com

My mom was using the Google assistant—“Alexa, call Wendy.” She has excellent hearing aids but of course can’t hear when the phone is held to her ear and could not master putting it on speaker. Alexa worked great for a while to let her call out. (We could not call her bc the device was connected to someone else’s cell phone. )
Wishing you the best! If there is any hearing aid that could help, I’d explore that if you have not already. It is life changing.

The phone Dolly is talking about is called Captel and there are other brands. If he sees an Audiologist or an EEN doctor, they probably have information on these phones and can have a rep call you. I think the phone is free but not the service and it needs a landline.

You can get a tele prompter phone, the person can read the call. Had one for my step-father who was deaf. Call the local phone service they will guide you.

What about consulting with an organization that focuses on the needs of those with hearing impairment? He may be better off with a tablet that translates your voice call to text so he can read it (if there is such a thing).

But also like the others have suggested, he needs to be able to adapt and remember how to use new technology because the facility staff can't/won't have time to do it for him.

My husband has maybe 30% hearing in his right ear. Left none. His hearing loss is from an accident crushing the bone behind his ear and damaging nerves. I have my cell phone set for hearing aids and even at the highest volume he does not hear. His special phone, he does not hear that well. Like Alva asked, does he know how to use a cell phone?

Is he truly capable of using a cell phone?

In many instances calls are helped and assisted in facility with good hearing phone devises.

I would discuss with the particular facility your Dad is entering, and wish you the best of luck. Let us know how it goes.