The person you care for might have difficulty operating the phone. This includes problems dialing or pushing the buttons, hanging up incorrectly or talking into the wrong end of the phone. Their memory Memory
The ability to process information that requires attention, storage, and retrieval. loss can also contribute to problems with telephone use. They often cannot remember phone numbers, cannot remember who they are talking to, or puts down the phone and forgets that they were engaged in a conversation. The person you care for may no longer identify the sound of the phone ringing or may refuse to answer the phone.

Patients with certain types of frontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia
A type of dementia that mainly affects the frontal lobe causing a problem in executive function tasks. often are able to continue to use the telephone for some time. Even so, like people with mild dementia who still use the telephone, there is concern about the potential for telephone fraud and telemarketer harassment. The caregiver might find it useful to discretely supervise access to the telephone to limit this threat.

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