CLARITYP300 Handset Landline Telephone

I purchased this phone for a loved one who suffers from dementia and tremors. Portable phones were no longer an option because they were always being misplaced or thrown away. And She was having a hard time answering the phone because she couldn't find the right button/s to hit.So what I needed was: a phone that would never leave it's place (corded to base), and something with larger buttons.... I didn't know exactly how to address the button thing, because I knew she would not be able to press 7-10 correct digits.Then I found this phone... how wonderful! There are 9 empty picture buttons (where you place a picture of a loved one/etc,) and then set the picture button to their number.Placing the pictures is easy, as long as you have pictures small enough.... time to get the picture tubs out! Lol (who uses albums)To set specific number into those 9 picture buttons is really easy. The directions give clear and easy steps to set it up.There is also a switch on the side of the base that allows you to switch the volume up... which works out perfectly for those who don't hear well/have hearing aids.Anyway I am really grateful to have found this phone. It has made it possible for her to answer the phone... and better yet, she can dial up to 9 different people/places with the touch of one button.Delivery was fast, and cost is fair for what the product does.When someone has dementia they start to lose things. They lose their memory, and ability to do things of course... but they lose other things too: their car keys are gone, their friends stop coming by... and some, like my loved one, lose the ability to even pick up a phone and have a conversation. They get lonely. And I had been struggling, trying to figure out how to make things better.The company that made this phone actually brought something back to her. And it means more to us than this amazon review could ever express. It's just really great to know that their are companies selling products like this... bringing back a part of regular life, to those who lose something everyday.My thanks go out to the company, the seller, and anyone else involved in creating this product and getting it out there.

This phone is the total package... buttons are large, phone rings extra loud, it lights up when it rings, and with the touch of a button - mom can reach any of her children. She doesn't need to remember our numbers or strain to see the numbers on the phone (even though these are large). We've purchased some large letters and added them to the programmable buttons (as mom can't see faces but can see the letters) placing them in the birth order of her kids... It's really taken the concern off my mom from being able to reach us. She is so delighted by this gift (so are we!)!

My elderly father with dementia needs a solution like this, but this phone is a piece of junk. The programmable buttons are the only worthwhile feature. The feedback, humming and static problems make it nearly unusable. We are running over to his place on a daily basis to troubleshoot. Going to try swapping out the curly cord and the handset, then we will give up and buy something else.Update: we were unable to detach the curly cord from the handset, and time to return was running out, so we just returned this phone. Luckily our dad had only minor hearing loss is able to use a conventional phone with memory dial functions. Too bad so many products for the elderly are so poorly executed.

I got this for my elderly, demented parents who are living in an assisted living facility. As their cognitive abilities have declined, they can no longer remember how to dial a number and this phone seemed like a solution to that issue.The Clarity phone is easy to program. I like the nine programmable buttons that don't require a combination of button presses to utilize. All my parents need to do is lift the handset and push one of the nine buttons to call. Although you can put a photo on the paper overlay, I just put the name of the person assigned to the button. There is a plastic overlay to keep the paper in place, but it is very thin, flimsy, and comes loose with minimal effort. I had to tape the overlay in place to keep it from coming off.The sound quality is good and there is a sliding volume adjuster as well as a Boost function that gets it REALLY loud if necessary. The Boost function can be utilized with a push button on the front, or it can be left on with a slider switch on the back.The ringer tone has an adjustment to raise or lower its pitch. There is a red light in front of the phone which flashes when the phone rings. The phone has a spot for a 9V battery which helps to boost the brightness of the light, but otherwise it is not necessary for the phone to operate.There are a few things that I would have liked on the phone that are not present. It would be helpful if the designer had implemented a way to disable the program button or hidden it away from view. My dad is always fiddling with things, and I can see him reprogramming the buttons to random numbers. There is also no caller ID which helps my parents to know who is calling them.Overall, this phone works as advertised and is a useful tool for the cognitively impaired.

Did not realize that this unit only gets its power from the phone line, no separate AC adapter means there is no way it can have an effective amplifier circuit inside and this shortcoming is pretty evident when you crank the volume up to max you get nasty static and tinny sound. At medium volume its OK but not any louder than a typical phone. For some reason the unit seems to take on interference from nearby cellphones and such much more easily than other phones. Most of the time its ok-enough for grandpa when he has his hearing aid in. The speed dial is decent enough and buttons are large and easy to see/use. Fairly cheap overall though. I wanted to send it back, grandpa wants to keep it so he is satisfied with it for now.