My Dad has Parkinson's and sometimes he cannot make himself heard. We have a baby monitor but sometimes my Mom is out of the room and can't hear it. Is there a device that would not require my Mom to carry something around with her? The idea is to give Dad a device that he can control regardless of whether anyone has a monitor or cellphone within reach. I am thinking of a pendant or bracelet with a button that would make a loud beep. I don't want an alarm that will scare the daylights out of anyone. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Something portable that wouldn't make noise or be terribly inconvenient for Dad is a coach's whistle. I used one of those while I was recuperating from surgery -- worked slick! Is your father able to blow hard enough for that?
My husband was mobile throughout his dementia journey, and he wore a life alert wrist band. Once he needed help and couldn't make himself heard. He pressed the button. I got a phone call asking me if he was OK. Oh goodness ... I didn't know, I'd go see. I could help him with what he needed and told the monitoring company that. Kind of a round-about way to get my attention, but it worked!