Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Senior Electronics Make Thoughtful Gifts

By Erica Holms


As your loved ones get older, you try to find ways to make everyday tasks easier for them. You know how important their independence is to them, so you do not want to take that away. This is why there are independent care products that help seniors do these ordinary tasks that have become more difficult. Many of these products help make using electronics easier.

A great product that fits well in any senior home is a phone. The problem they have is that they cannot read the buttons. These phones have magnified numbers so even the hardest of seeing person can read them. Similar to the larger phone is a remote control that has large buttons. These are simple independent care products that we take for granted because we can see smaller objects. You do not think about how difficult it is to use the television remote when you cannot see the buttons. Clocks also are a great electronic to get seniors. They make so many different varieties that have large numbers so they will be able to see them from across the room. They will not mistake what time it is again. You also might want to get a smoke alarm that has voice warnings as well.

Many senior electronic products will assist people who are losing their hearing. A headset that amplifies sound can greatly increase the ability to understand the audio coming from the television and live voices in the same room. This eliminates the need to crank the volume up so loud that it disturbs everyone else in the home. Caretakers get a break because they no longer need to shout to be heard.

The main purpose for many senior helpers is to restore a sense of independence to the older individual. A number of senior aids are designed to make using the computer more comfortable for the elderly. A magnifier may be attached to the monitor to make it easier to see what is on the screen. Magnifying glasses are designed to be held by hand and will assist the user in reading what is written on newspapers, books and any other printed material. These portable devices can be tucked inside any pocket or carried around in a purse or tote bag.

Another great senior product is a hand held illuminated magnifiers, in different magnification to help with reading. Today wonderful electronics can indeed make life easier for the seniors in your life.




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