A lifeline for the Elderly
Letting your parents know that you are just a call away becomes more reassuring the older they get.The knowledge that help is just a phone call away can literally be a lifeline if they are housebound.Excellent though this may sound, you still have to persuade older people to adopt new and confusing technology and reassure them about cost!
Technology: How many of us have bought a mobile phone for our parents, only for it never to emerge from the original box?Lots of elderly people are up to speed with emails and the like, but in the main they tend to prefer the technology they know – the telephone. Maybe you can push them into using a cordless ‘phone so they don’t have to rush to a fixed handset to answer calls, but that’s probably as far as they would go.Familiarity with the equipment and the provider they’ve already got means they’ll probably stick with it.
Cost: It’s not just the older generation, but now everyone is wary of running up huge costs on ‘phone bills! If you’re on a fixed income or a pension, you’re going to be reluctant to use the ‘phone even for important calls.
Callagenix seem to have the perfect 0800 number solution.Simply establish a unique 0800 number that sits on top of your current UK landline number without affecting it in any way.Anyone other than your relative can still use your usual number. Your mum or dad simply calls you on the 0800 number they’ve got and it costs them nothing!If a relative call you on your ‘new’ 0800 number, the costs of the call is borne by you, not them.They can rabbit for as long as they like.
Contact Callagenix on 0870 626 0626 to see how easy peace of mind for your relatives could be with 0800 numbers. Of course, then the final act of persuasion might be tyring to convince them that you can afford to support the cost of their unrestricted calls!
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