Professional Documents
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April 2015
INSIDE
Savvy Senior.............................................Page 3
Opinion.....................................................Page 4
Book..........................................................Page 5
Birding......................................................Page 16
Volunteering..............................................Page 19
Calendar....................................................Page 20
On the Menu.............................................Page 21
Strange but True........................................Page 22
News Lite
Man arrested in courthouse
for missing jury duty 11 times
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could identify her location and get her the help she needs. Urgent
Care, which provides access to registered nurses and doctors for
advice and diagnoses. And MedCoach, which sends medication
reminders.
Another way you could go is to purchase her a standard/
mainstream smartphone that provides a built-in Easy Mode or
Simple feature in the phones settings. This will let you convert
the phone into a much simpler mode of operation, that provides
larger, well labeled icons, to only commonly-used functions like
the phone, camera, messaging, Internet, pictures, contacts and her
favorite apps.
Smartphones that offer the Easy Mode or Simple feature
include the Samsung Galaxy phones, which are available through
most cell phone carriers at prices typically ranging between $400
and $850 without a contract. Or, for a more budget-friendly option,
the Huawei Vision 2 and Huawei Ascend Mate 2, which you can
buy as an unlocked phone or through Consumer Cellular
(consumercellular.com, 888-345-5509) for $80 or $225 without a
contract. Consumer Cellular is a top-rated no-contract service
provider that also offers discounts to AARP members.
A nice advantage of getting your mom a mainstream phone is
that if she masters the Easy/Simple mode (or gets bored with it),
and is ready to expand her skills, you can always switch the phone
back to the standard operation mode exposing her to more options.
You can also add any number of health and safety features to her
phone, like what the Touch3 offers, by downloading their apps at
greatcall.com/medical-apps.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443,
Norman, OK 73070, or visitSavvySenior.org.
April 2015
Opinion
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April 2015