My sick elderly dad refuses to consider using fancy electronic doodads like a call button to alert us when he needs assistance, but would be willing to give a relatively inexpensive low-tech option a try. Unfortunately, the things we've used in the past such as a whistle or a bicycle horn won't work anymore because his heart and lungs are pretty much shot at this point, and he doesn't have much strength left in his hands to squeeze anything worth a darn.
So we're trying to think outside the box, and are looking for anything that makes a really loud and obnoxious noise that we can hear from anywhere in the house (even with all of the usual household noise), and preferably something that's small and portable so we can tie a string around it and hang it around his neck like a necklace when he's on the move. It's amazing how quiet he can be with his walker. Ack!
Any ideas? Maybe a toy or something obvious we're overlooking? Thanks much!
So we're trying to think outside the box, and are looking for anything that makes a really loud and obnoxious noise that we can hear from anywhere in the house (even with all of the usual household noise), and preferably something that's small and portable so we can tie a string around it and hang it around his neck like a necklace when he's on the move. It's amazing how quiet he can be with his walker. Ack!
Any ideas? Maybe a toy or something obvious we're overlooking? Thanks much!