Dementia repeat calls
Dementia repeat calls — the whole shelf blocks the call; nobody answers it
What is missing today?
Every product on this shelf blocks: teleCalm limits repeat dialling, RAZ swaps the phone, reminder boards replace the call. Care guidance says the call is separation anxiety — suppress it and the anxiety comes back as wandering, sundowning, faster decline. Nobody sells the other half: answering it.
What did real people actually say?
Verbatim from the public sources linked above, not paraphrased: “no app that stops dementia phone calls without removing the parent's phone access” — KindredMind caregiver guide “they will forget that they called before or asked the same questions” — UCLA Health dementia care “Sticky notes fall down. Whiteboards don't get updated. Text messages get missed.” — Parenting Aging Parents
How much work is it?
about two months of work
Where does the evidence come from?
https://kindredmind.care/how-to-stop-dementia-patient-calling — 2026 guide: blocking treats the symptom; suppressed anxiety returns as wandering, sundowning, faster decline https://kindredmind.care/dementia-caregiver-phone-management — the reassurance that ends the call is 'everything is fine, I love you, you are safe' https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telecalm-caregiver/id1120083253 — the incumbent: repeat-dialling detection, quiet hours, blocking https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/geriatrics/dementia/caregiver-education/caregiver-training-videos/repetitive-phone-calls — clinical description of the behaviour https://parentingagingparents.com/dementia-reminder-tool/ — the reminder-board alternative, i.e. still not answering
← VoiceOS App Store — voice-native assistant + a store of installable… · Higgsfield × Seedance 2.5 →