Description
The award-winning RAZ Memory Cell Phone is an easy-to-use, groundbreaking cell phone for people with memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer’s, stroke, low vision, Parkinson’s or seniors who prefer an intuitive experience. The phone consists of one primary screen and one screen only. It allows seniors to stay connected with friends and family through regular phone calls, video calls and text messages, while allowing the caregiver to manage the phone from afar.
The single screen includes three elements:
- Photos and names of up to fifty contacts with six large icons per page;
- An optional 911 button or the alternative RAZ Emergency Service subscription;
- Optional information such as date & time, day of the week, battery power and signal strength.
The RAZ Memory Cell Phone does not exit the home screen. This prevents users from getting confused in the normal smartphone environment. Even the power button can be disabled.
The display, which is a large 6.5 inches, does not time out. It can remain always-on or go dark after 2 minutes and wake up with movement. At your option, incoming calls can be restricted to those coming from Contacts, eliminating undesirable predatory calls.
With a relentless focus on being extremely intuitive and easy to use, the RAZ Memory Cell Phone requires only a simple tap to place and answer calls. The caregiver also has the option to adapt the call activation method to the option that best suits their senior’s needs and ability.
Remote Manage provides caregivers the unprecedented ability to remotely control ALL aspects of their senior’s cell phone through a simple app. Create and edit contacts, manage settings, access the phone information and much more from your own smartphone (iPhone or Android).
Key features:
Phone calls: Place and answer calls with a simple tap allowing the senior to stay connected with friends and family. The caregiver can manage the contacts with the RAZ Care app.
Block unwanted incoming calls: Avoid scams and robocalls with this essential feature that allows incoming calls only from contacts, enhancing your senior’s safety.
Video calls: Stay connected with your senior effortlessly. Only approved contacts can video call the Memory Phone user.
Text messaging: A simplified, customizable experience that allows seniors to send and receive text messages according to their needs and abilities, featuring super-large letters, big buttons, speech-to-text, and quick answer options. Caregivers can also control who the senior can text and who can text them. Currently, this feature does not support group messaging or the ability to share photos.
Press & hold buttons: The caregiver can choose between different press & hold methods to prevent unwanted calls. And we have added an extra layer of safety with the call confirmation screen.
Settings are disabled for the user: ALL the settings including the volume rocker are remotely managed by the caregiver through the RAZ Care app. Caregivers can even disable the power button to avoid the phone to be accidentally turned off. This means peace of mind for the caregiver and safety for the senior.
Reminders: From your own smartphone, you can send your senior reminders about medicines, appointments or important events and see if they were acknowledged. Reminder colors and font size can be customized through the RAZ Care app.
Quiet hours: Prevent your senior with dementia from calling specified contacts during certain hours of the day or in the middle of the night.
Loneliness alerts: Reduce loneliness! Receive an alert when the user does not participate in the desired number of calls.
Manage battery charging: The RAZ Memory Cell Phone provides four key charging features. Seniors can get reminders to charge the phone and will receive visual & audible confirmation when the phone is connected to the charger. Caregivers can track the remaining battery power and charging status in the RAZ Care app and receive text alerts when the battery is low.
Location tracking & Status check: With the RAZ Care app, caregivers can get peace of mind by checking the real-time status of their senior’s phone, as well as its location.
Calling emergency services: Control how users can call emergency services. Three options are available, including an option for a 911 emergency button that is always within reach for your senior’s safety.
RAZ Emergency Service: With the RAZ Emergency Service, every emergency call is routed to a private dispatch agent who assesses the situation and contacts 911 if necessary.
Calls can go automatically to Speaker mode: With this option, seniors can hear calls clearly. The RAZ Memory Cell Phone’s speaker’s loudness can reach up to 125.6dB!
Calls can be answered automatically: With the Auto-answer option, incoming calls from contacts will be answered automatically and the call will be on speaker.
Low Vision and Hand Tremor mode: An even simpler interface with super-larger icons, less contacts per page and bigger buttons. The ideal mode for those with low vision, Parkinson’s, hand tremor and others.
Wireless charging: The wireless charging set (sold separately) allows the user to easily charge the phone by placing it on the wireless charging stand or pad without the hassle of plugging in the charging cable.
Free updates: We are always looking to improve our products to make seniors’ and caregivers’ lives easier. When we launch new updates to the RAZ Memory Cell Phone, our customers get 100% free access to them.
Enhance your senior’s safety with our solutions
RAZ Emergency Service: With this subscription-based service, emergency calls are connected to a highly trained agent to help the senior through their problem. The agent will have access to the senior’s location and other helpful information provided by the caregiver. Text messages will be sent to emergency contacts, providing the opportunity to interact directly with the agent to assess the nature of the emergency and provide input. The RAZ Emergency Service helps avoid up to 95% of unnecessary emergency calls.
RAZ Alert: Respond more quickly to your senior’s emergencies. When your senior calls 911, receive a text message alerting you to the call. Up to 3 people can receive the 911 text message alert. There’s no additional cost for this feature.
Auto Answer: If your senior is not answering the phone and you believe that they might be experiencing an emergency, you can activate the Auto Answer feature in the RAZ Care app. When you call, the RAZ Memory Cell Phone will answer automatically after 4 or 5 rings and go to speakerphone. This is a great safety feature if your senior has fallen, for example, and can’t get to the phone! There’s no additional cost for this feature.
And there’s more!
A variety of useful RAZ Memory Cell Phone accessories, such as wireless charging sets and protective cases, are available here.
Receive 3 months of FREE wireless service from Affinity Cellular with your purchase! Affinity Cellular operates on Verizon, America’s most reliable network. Only $20 per month thereafter.
Free protection plan
In case your RAZ Memory Cell Phone is damaged within the first 12 months of use due to accidental drops or water (excluding loss or theft), we will offer you a replacement for $175 only. This applies if you purchased a protective case with the original phone. To get the replacement, you will need to return the damaged phone to RAZ Mobility.
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Ann (verified owner) –
Overall, a nice practical phone and an improvement over his other phone. However, with the new phone, there is still a learning curve in the case of my person with dementia that he cannot overcome. He is used to tapping to make a call, but if I leave the phone on ‘tap’ he, is calling people when the phone is in his pocket (phone does have the case around it and the glass on it). Then, if I change it to ‘long tap’, he just can’t remember to do the long tap. So, essentially he does not have a phone if he wants to go alone on a neighborhood bike ride or walk.
RAZ Mobility Team –
Hi Ann, thank you for your feedback, we truly appreciate it 🙂
We recommend testing other call activation methods, like Double tap, for example.
You can also enable the Call confirmation screen. This will show a popup after a contact is tapped, asking the senior to confirm before placing the call.
If you don’t have one yet, we recommend taking a look at the Wallet case. It covers the phone’s screen and helps prevent accidental calls.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our Support team at 800-729-0083. We’ll be happy to help!
Maria Bucco (verified owner) –
I got this phone for my mother. Soi far she likes it. She is 90 and legally blind.
The pros:
Is very easy for her to make and receive calls.
The caregiver gets notifications about low battery, or when an emergency call is placed from the phone .
The cons:
Short battery life
The emergency button is big and on top of the screen. This is good in case of emergency , but is too easy to accidentally call 911 (it happened a couple of times)
There is no language options, only English. It would be great to have a Spanish option in the settings
RAZ Mobility Team –
Hi Maria, thank you very much for your feedback, it truly means a lot to us. We do plan to add more language options in the future.
Caregivers can choose the best emergency calling method for their seniors from these three options through the RAZ Care app:
1) Keep the emergency button at the top of the screen, as it is now.
2) Set emergency services as a contact (with the option to choose the position of the contact icon to avoid it being at the top).
3) Use the regular keypad only, requiring the senior to manually dial the emergency number.
Regarding the battery, due to its unique design and the need for constant availability, the battery life of this phone is somewhat shorter compared to a regular cell phone. We recommend daily charging as a routine practice, similar to what you would do with any other phone.
We’ve also developed a series of features to help make sure your senior stays connected:
1) The senior can receive a reminder to charge when the battery power is low.
2) The senior can get visual and audible confirmation that the phone is charging.
3) The caregiver can receive a text message alert when the battery power on the phone is low.
4) The caregiver can check the current battery power and charging status at any time.
If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Support team at 800-729-0083. We’ll be happy to help!
Janay Pendley (verified owner) –
Great product. Easy to set up and manage. EASY for my aging parents to use. What a great idea for ALL seniors and those with mental discrepancies, reading issues, and alzheimers.
Keithnam –
Cynthia Hendrickson (verified owner) –
I was excited to purchase this phone for a family member. The first couple of days were great! Than when tried to call her doctors office and couldn’t. Tried to order her medication and couldn’t. Because when you call these places they are automated and your phone does not have the in call dial pad option. Very disappointing and frustrating to my family member. Now she no longer has the freedom to take care of these things herself and it is now on me. I do hope you add this option in the very near future as so many businesses require an in call dial pad. Other than this major disappointment the phone is great. Thank you, Cindy
RAZ Mobility Team –
Hi Cynthia,
Thank you for your feedback. We truly appreciate it, and we have great news!
The RAZ Memory Cell Phone in-call keypad has been updated and now works with both toll-free and non-toll-free numbers.
We hope this update makes things even easier for you! 😊
To update your RAZ Memory Cell Phone, please reach out to our Support team. To update your RAZ Care app, visit the App store or Google Play and download the latest version.
Stephanie Deatherage (verified owner) –
Great phone.
Cheri Sarton (verified owner) –
This phone is a godsend for those with memory problems and those who care for them. It was easy to setup with the care app. I hadn’t realized my husband had lost the ability to use his cell phone until I asked him to show me how he would call me if he needed me. He was unable to go through all the steps most phones require. We practice with the Raz everyday and he is getting more and more comfortable with using it. I think this will give him a sense of control and I will feel better knowing he can call me or another family member if he wants or needs us. The wallet case is very helpful in preventing accidental calls and I highly recommend that anyone who buys the phone always purchases the case. I have been telling everyone (including my husband’s doctors) about this phone and how unique it is. Thank you for coming up with the memory phone!!
Bonnie Dooley (verified owner) –
The Raz phone is terrific with the one screen and pictures of us to make it so easy for mom to get inTouch with us. Entering other family and friends phone number into the phone so when they call in Mom can see the name of the person who is calling , another great feature. Having the Raz App on my phone to set up everything was so easy. The only thing so far unless I’m missing it if mom wants to call any in her contact list there is no where for mom to just press a a printed name to call.
RAZ Mobility Team –
Hi Bonnie! Thank you so much for your feedback. We’re thrilled to hear that the RAZ Memory Cell Phone has been an important tool for helping your mom stay in touch with you and the rest of the family. We’re also glad that you found the RAZ Care app easy to set up as well!
Regarding your concern about your mom not being able to press a printed name to call someone, please note that you can create an icon with just a name instead of a photo. This way, your mom can easily identify and call anyone in her contact list. Additionally, if you activate the Low vision mode, it will display contact names only, which might also be helpful for her.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions or need further assistance. We’re here to help!
Elaine Delwiche (verified owner) –
I bought this phone for my husband, who has dementia. His flip phone was literally unusable with all the spam calls and error messages popping up for every little quirk. The contacts were difficult to navigate and even answering the calls got confusing. With RAZ he is back in touch with the world. It was unbelievably easy to set up from my phone. With limited contacts, he no longer has to deal with spam calls. It automatically answers calls and has the speaker function already on – so the caller is right there! The most important feature is the 911 button. I worried if something happened to me – he wouldn’t know how to call for help. Although the 1st 20 minutes he had the phone in his pocket – he not only called 911 – but also answered “yes” to whether or not he wanted to call for an emergency. Needless to say – I knew there was a solution for that. I immediately ordered a Wallet Case for his phone. He can’t accidentally make calls anymore and also doesn’t have to remember to take his wallet when he goes out – it’s all in one case. He LOVES it!
Mark (verified owner) –
I’m very happy with the Raz mobility cell phone. One suggestion would be to make the emergency call optional and set by the caregiver. My mom lives in a memory ward unit 24 seven care and I wish I could turn off the emergency call. Otherwise, the phone has worked out very well for my mom who has dementia.
RAZ Mobility Team –
Hi Mark! Thank you so much for your feedback. We’re glad to know that the RAZ Memory Cell Phone has been helpful for your mom 🙂
Regarding the accidental or unnecessary emergency calls, we have good news! Caregivers can now choose the best method for their seniors from these three options through the RAZ Care app:
1) Keep the emergency button at the top of the screen, as it is now.
2) Set emergency services as a contact (with the option to choose the position of the contact icon to avoid it being at the top).
3) Use the regular keypad only, requiring the senior to manually dial the emergency number.
To update your RAZ Memory Cell Phone, please reach out to our Support team at 800-729-0083.
To update your RAZ Care app, visit the App store or Google Play and download the latest version.
Please feel free to reach out if you need any assistance.