This is a Senior Remote. Not sure if it will work with what you need it for, but it may help someone. https://www.amazon.com/Flipper-Big-Button-Remote-Seniors/dp/B002GR1YZ0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=simple+universal+remote+for+elderly&qid=1611104135&sprefix=simple+unive&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A22USH873UKDDQ&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE1SzJLVFBKV0NMUzkmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4MTA5NTE0RDg5Q1lGVTNYOFomZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDg0MjE3NTEwVk5DRFpTRTBZUEwmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Oh wow, how I hate all these 'improvements' to television. Mom insisted on having the cable in her AL room hooked up even though she had never had it at home. There was no way to disable the Sleep mode. She didn’t understand the controls on the remote, didn’t understand that local channel 6 was channel 172 on cable. Didn’t understand how to change channels using the remote. Grrr!
I even contacted the cable provider and asked for a 'Senior' remote. Same remote, just bigger buttons! I contacted Sony and asked if they have a basic, no frills model for older folks but no, nothing. Wouldn’t it be nice if an enterprising person created a simple TV for these folks? One that could be programmed remotely so someone could set it up for them.
Good luck. My mother is 94, lives in Memory Care Assisted Living *not Independent Living* and tries to turn her TV set off with her phone. If/when she can use the phone to call my son, he tries to help her figure out why there's 'no voice' on her TV set or about 100 other issues she creates from pushing too many buttons on the remote.
The only thing that sometimes saves her is the staff at the Memory Care, which is vital for her day-to-day existence with moderate dementia.
Info4Mom1925, I get those prompts with my TV. Now does your Mom want to continue to watch the TV show? Or has the TV already gone into the sleep mode?
In both cases, your Mom can just turn off the TV, then turn it back on. She may have to do that twice. It should go right back to the station she was watching.
I assume that is how it works with most set-ups. If not, I wish cable would be "standardized" for every cable company. It can get so confusing.
In October Netflix starting testing an option to turn this off, but is only testing in select markets. If you were randomly selected to take part (from what I read you didn't have to sign up, the option would just appear on your set), at the beginning of watching a show it will ask if you want to "Play without asking again."
Hulu does the same but not sure if disabling this option is possible, I can't disable it through my Xfinity or Roku apps.
Does she have a 'neighbor' or someone in her wing that could check in and help her with this if they see it on a TV screen? I'm sure a nurse or aide would help, too, if they happened to see it on their rounds so maybe you could mention this. I know they all have enough to do but it only takes a second if they happen to be in her room or nearby.
Your profile says your mom has ALZ/dementia but is in IL...you don't mention her age. The challenge with these diseases is that not only is one unable to learn new things, one can no longer hang on to things already known and familiar. I hope someone will provide a suggestion but I think you must have very tempered expectations going forward or you will start chasing after "solutions" that won't help. I wish you peace in your heart as you journey with your Mom.
I even contacted the cable provider and asked for a 'Senior' remote. Same remote, just bigger buttons! I contacted Sony and asked if they have a basic, no frills model for older folks but no, nothing. Wouldn’t it be nice if an enterprising person created a simple TV for these folks? One that could be programmed remotely so someone could set it up for them.
The only thing that sometimes saves her is the staff at the Memory Care, which is vital for her day-to-day existence with moderate dementia.
In both cases, your Mom can just turn off the TV, then turn it back on. She may have to do that twice. It should go right back to the station she was watching.
I assume that is how it works with most set-ups. If not, I wish cable would be "standardized" for every cable company. It can get so confusing.
Hulu does the same but not sure if disabling this option is possible, I can't disable it through my Xfinity or Roku apps.
Does she have a 'neighbor' or someone in her wing that could check in and help her with this if they see it on a TV screen? I'm sure a nurse or aide would help, too, if they happened to see it on their rounds so maybe you could mention this. I know they all have enough to do but it only takes a second if they happen to be in her room or nearby.