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Identify And Prevent One-Ring Call Scams

Identify And Prevent One-Ring Call Scams

Missed calls seem innocent, but they can lead to devastating one-ring call scams. Fortunately, you can protect yourself and your loved ones and prevent financial loss due to one-ring phone call scams.

Top Tips for Reducing Elderly Anxiety at Night

Top Tips for Reducing Elderly Anxiety at Night

Do you have an elderly loved one who experiences anxiety at night? Unfortunately, anxiety can become more common and impactful as we age, causing sleep disturbances and other issues. However, there are strategies that caregivers can use to help reduce anxiety in the...

5 Ways Seniors Can Avoid Fraud

5 Ways Seniors Can Avoid Fraud

1. Don't take company info at face value. Take down notes and let the caller know you'll have to call back. Companies like Microsoft will never call you to tell your computer is infected with a virus. The IRS will not call you to tell you that you owe money. If you or...

How teleCalm Reduces Senior Isolation during COVID-19

How teleCalm Reduces Senior Isolation during COVID-19

Social distancing for COVID-19 significantly increases problems for seniors from isolation and loneliness. teleCalm’s unique phone service for families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia helps caregivers keep loved-ones safely connected with family and friends.

Unfortunately, You are Never Too Old for Identity Theft

Unfortunately, You are Never Too Old for Identity Theft

Identity theft against older adults is growing and becoming more of a threat. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that adults between age 70-79 lost …
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teleCalm Reviews – Testimonials – Customer Feedback

teleCalm Reviews – Testimonials – Customer Feedback

Customers say that teleCalm is the best phone service for families living with dementia. Check out our favorite teleCalm reviews, testimonials and feedback from customers. Learn how teleCalm helps caregivers solve common phone problems from dementia.

Long-Distance Caregiving

Long-Distance Caregiving

Long-distance caregiving is a growing and challenging trend for adult children. Learn how to generate a solid care plan for the senior.

My Mom is Calling at 3AM

My Mom is Calling at 3AM

teleCalm helps manage disruptive calls without removing the phone or upsetting your loved one.

teleCalm Caregiver App Updated!

teleCalm Caregiver App Updated!

The teleCalm Caregiver App has a new release, and it’s available now on the App Store and Google Play Store! Many requested features are now available in this release!

Why Seniors Love Landlines

Why Seniors Love Landlines

Smartphones impact us all in today’s society. However, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 77% of seniors over 65 continue to use landline phones. Why do they hold on to this seemingly outdated technology?

How Alzheimer’s Affects Safety

How Alzheimer’s Affects Safety

People diagnosed with memory diseases can live in their home as long as they are within a safe environment. Due to the progression of Alzheimer’s, a person’s judgement, behavior, sense of time and place, and physical ability are hindered. Here are some tips…

How to Identify Medicare Enrollment Scams

How to Identify Medicare Enrollment Scams

Identifying Medicare card scams can be difficult. These tips and suggestions will help you be able to learn how to spot Medicare card fraud before your senior becomes a victim.

Take charge to reduce the risk of dementia

Take charge to reduce the risk of dementia

There are a variety of activities you can do to take control and by making some simple yet effective changes to your lifestyle, you can help prevent the onset of dementia.

Seniors Financial Fraud 101

Seniors Financial Fraud 101

If you are a senior, you are a target. Scammers and telemarketers want your money. And sometimes family members and caregivers want more than their fair share as well. The average financial cost for a victim of an elder abuse scam was $28,800…

Finding the right assisted living

Finding the right assisted living

With the explosion of assisted living facilities, finding the right one for a loved one can be difficult. There are many types of facilities that offer differing levels of care for your loved one, with uneven federal oversight. An October 2017 article by Consumer Reports reveals increased consumer complaints and shortages in staffing. Despite all these challenges…

Poor sleep raises Alzheimer’s risk. Tips to get better sleep.

Poor sleep raises Alzheimer’s risk. Tips to get better sleep.

According to the journal Neurology, losing sleep can raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Losing even a little sleep can lead to a greater risk of Alzheimer’s, the leading cause of dementia. Another study found that sleep disruption raised the level of brain proteins believed to cause Alzheimer’s. Sleep helps the body clear away the compounds amyloid and tau, and interrupted sleep may…

Ringless Voicemail and How to Stop It!

Ringless Voicemail and How to Stop It!

Have you started getting random messages in your voicemail, but didn’t remember your phone ringing? Learn how teleCalm prevents ringless voicemail scams and annoying ringless voicemail telemarketers.

The Hidden Male Caregiver

The Hidden Male Caregiver

While women are viewed as the typical family caregiver, increasingly men are stepping up, either by choice or necessity. According to a recent AARP report, Breaking Stereotypes: Spotlight on Male Family Caregivers, 40% of the family caregivers of adults are male, up from 19% just 15 years ago. That equals…

teleCalm Helps Ease Caregiver Stress – Vee @ Vee, Myself and I

teleCalm Helps Ease Caregiver Stress – Vee @ Vee, Myself and I

As you may or may not know, scammers have wreaked havoc in our home over the last few years. Their fierce persistence and back to back calling blow my mind. I’m talking almost 100 calls in one day. They have managed to swindle my mom a couple of times. Most recently,...

teleCalm Presents Its Innovative Service to Aging 2.0 in Chicago

teleCalm Presents Its Innovative Service to Aging 2.0 in Chicago

Less than a decade ago, the field of aging was a sleepy sector of innovation. Now, with the recent rise of advances in medical technology, coupled with the surge of baby boomers, aging is ripe for innovation. An estimated 3.6 million Americans will turn 65 every year...

Caregiving with a Technology Assist

Caregiving with a Technology Assist

It comes as no surprise that the ‘sandwich generation’ is growing. More people everyday are caring for both their children and their parents. These caregivers are increasing ‘digital natives’ – they have always had technology in their lives. And they are looking for the convenience and help…

Best of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Blogs

Best of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Blogs

The journey with Alzheimer’s and dementia is different for every person, but fortunately there are many resources online to support and offer guidance. The blogs listed below have been designated as the best because they consistently educate, inspire, and empower their readers.

From Refusal to Acceptance

From Refusal to Acceptance

Partner Post You worry that Mom’s not eating. The house cluttered more than ever. Dad is wearing the same clothes day after day and in desperate need of a shower. Did Grandma make it through the day without falling again? You’re doing what you can to help, but with...

Caregivers Financially Affected by Elder Fraud

Caregivers Financially Affected by Elder Fraud

If you are a caregiver of a family member, you know how it can eat up so much of your resources – time, money, and patience. A study by Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America found the impact to you is increased by more than half. The 2016 Safeguarding Our Seniors…

IRS Scams On The Rise

IRS Scams On The Rise

Elderly loved ones are at high risk of being scammed for a variety of reasons, as aging brings about physical, mental, and emotional vulnerability. These vulnerabilities are preyed upon by those greedy enough to pry and manipulate. It’s important that…

What We Learned in Chicago

What We Learned in Chicago

Recently, teleCalm traveled to Chicago to take part in several different activities focused on aging in America. We participated in the American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America Conference, the Boomer Business Summit, and Aging 2.0 Chicago…

Seniors and Isolation

Seniors and Isolation

When asked which they would rather give up for a week, 79% of seniors said they would rather give up watching TV than talking with their friends and family.

Social interaction and connections are necessary to lead a happy, healthy life. More than 8 million…

Three Common Scams To Be Aware Of

Three Common Scams To Be Aware Of

Elderly loved ones are at high risk of being scammed for a variety of reasons, as aging brings about physical, mental, and emotional vulnerability. These vulnerabilities are preyed upon by those greedy enough to pry and manipulate. It’s important that…

Signs Your Aging Parents Need Help With Their Finances

Signs Your Aging Parents Need Help With Their Finances

How to Know When it’s Time to Step Up We can all remember the time where our parents taught us how to write checks, file our taxes, and figure out how to pay our bills.  But what happens when they slowly start forgetting how to do it themselves? There are some clear...

Social Media: Privacy is Possible

Social Media: Privacy is Possible

Social Media and Privacy Social media is a great way for families to keep in touch. Though many think it’s a “young person’s” media, experienced adults are actually getting more involved, creating profiles and accounts. Grandparents are using social media as a fun and...

The Grandparents Scam

The Grandparents Scam

It is unfortunately common for people to get scammed nowadays. Everyone is susceptible to it, but who is targeted most easily? The elderly. With age comes memory problems and disorientation, which heightens vulnerability to manipulation. The Scam The Grandparent Scam...

Top 10 Scams of 2016

Top 10 Scams of 2016

Here is the top 10 list based on more than 30,000 reports to the BBB as filed by consumers. Tax Scams (IRS and CRA) Debt Collections Sweepstakes/Prizes/Gifts Online Purchase Employment Government Grants Tech Support Advance Fee Loan Fake Check/Money Order Phishing Do...

teleCalm featured on CBS KBTX

teleCalm featured on CBS KBTX

As you or your parents age, experts are offering advice for keeping an eye on their finances. The bottom line: you must stand firm when it comes to protecting their money, even if they protest. Tavis Schriefer, the CEO of teleCalm, joined KBTX's First News at Four to...

Cutting Out Scams with teleCalm – CBS KTVT-11 Dallas

Cutting Out Scams with teleCalm – CBS KTVT-11 Dallas

Northwest Texas families have lost thousands of dollars because of a scams targeting the elderly. there’s a new idea. Dallas’s CBS-11 reporter, J.D. Miles interviews one of teleCalm’s customers to learn how the teleCalm service has changed they way her mom uses the phone.

CEO Interview – Podcast with AgeInPlace.com

CEO Interview – Podcast with AgeInPlace.com

Podcast with Ageinplace.com founder Mark Hager. Mark interviews our CEO Tavis Schriefer about how his own caregiving experience helped spark the idea for teleCalm. Today, I’m joined by Tavis Schriefer, the co-founder of tech startup teleCalm. Tavis founded...

teleCalm pitches at House of Blues for Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day

teleCalm pitches at House of Blues for Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day

teleCalm was selected to the May 2016 Gauntlett Class at Tech Wildcatters, Dallas’s largest startup accelerator. The rapid progress and success secured teleCalm a spot on stage at Tech Wildcatters’ fall pitch event at House of Blues in Dallas, TX, on September 28,...

teleCalm selected for Tech Wildcatters accelerator program

teleCalm selected for Tech Wildcatters accelerator program

teleCalm accepted to the Spring 2016 Tech Wildcatters accelerator program in Dallas. Following the guidelines of their program, teleCalm conducted market validation with over 50 family caregivers and over another 50 senior-related businesses and groups; including home...

teleCalm chosen as AARP Health Innovation@50+ alternate finalist

teleCalm chosen as AARP Health Innovation@50+ alternate finalist

teleCalm, developers of the first home phone service for the 5.3 million families living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias (AD/D), is pleased to announce it has been selected as one of fourteen companies selected to present at the AARP Health Innovation@50+...

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