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# Android Memory Support Phone Setup Guide
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This guide is designed to help caregivers set up an Android phone for individuals experiencing short-term memory loss, whether due to medical events (e.g., hypoxia, stroke, IA), cognitive decline, or other conditions.
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## Goals:
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- Provide a calm, predictable user experience
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- Reinforce orientation (time, place, identity)
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- Make communication & emergency contact easy
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- Reduce confusion and frustration
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## Quick Setup Summary:
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1. **Simplify Home Screen**
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2. **Add Emergency Contacts Widget**
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3. **Use Notes App for Key Reminders**
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4. **Enable Persistent Calendar Reminders**
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5. **Customize Lock Screen Message**
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6. **Optional: Install Additional Helpful Apps**
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---
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## 1️⃣ Simplify Home Screen Layout
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### Recommendations:
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- **Remove clutter**: Limit to essential apps only.
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- **Essential apps to include:**
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- **Phone**
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- **Contacts**
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- **Google Keep (or similar note app)**
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- **Calendar**
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- **Camera (optional if familiar)**
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- **One-touch Emergency Contact Widget**
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**Sample Home Screen Layout:**
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| [ Phone ] | [ Contacts ] | [ Google Keep ] |
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|----------|--------------|-----------------|
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| [ Calendar ] | [ Emergency Contact Widget ] | [ Camera ] (optional) |
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---
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## 2️⃣ Emergency Contacts Widget
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Use Android's "Direct Dial" widget:
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- Long press home screen → Widgets → Contacts → Direct Dial.
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- Add 1-touch call buttons for:
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- Primary caregiver (e.g., spouse, child)
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- 911 (if appropriate)
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- Doctor or trusted friend (optional)
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---
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## 3️⃣ Notes for Orientation (Google Keep / Notes App)
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- Create **3 Pinned Notes**:
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1. **Where Am I?**
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```
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Hi [Name],
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You are safe at Steve & Sandra's house.
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Today is [Day, Date].
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Your room is on the left. The bathroom is across the hall.
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```
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2. **What’s Happening Today?**
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```
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Today’s plan:
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- Breakfast at 8:00 AM
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- Watch TV or read
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- Doctor appointment at 2:00 PM
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```
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3. **Important Contacts**
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```
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Steve: [phone number]
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Sandra: [phone number]
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Emergency: 911
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```
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## 4️⃣ Calendar Reminders
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Use Google Calendar to:
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- Set **daily repeating events/reminders** for:
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- “You are staying with Steve & Sandra.”
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- “Take medication.”
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- Any appointments or activities.
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Enable **notification + sound alert** for each.
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## 5️⃣ Customize Lock Screen Message
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In **Settings → Security → Lock Screen Message**, set:
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`"Hi [Name], You are at Steve & Sandra’s house. Call Steve if you need help: [phone number]"`
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## 6️⃣ Optional Helpful Apps
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- **MindMate** – cognitive games & daily orientation tools
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- **Dementia Clock** – simplified digital clock with time, date, location display
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- **MyTherapy** – medication tracker with simple reminders
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## 📂 Resources & Templates
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Find templates for:
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- Daily Notes
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- Emergency Contact Lists
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- Orientation Cards (printable)
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---
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## Contributions Welcome!
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Feel free to fork, submit pull requests, or adapt for your own situation. This guide aims to be a starting point, not a one-size-fits-all.
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