If you can do so on your mobile (and with permission), take a photograph of the person to put with their contact details. I even photograph Hospital, Dentist, etc. As words themselves sometimes [...]
To remember phone conversations, use ‘Live Transcribe’ or Call Recorder. ‘Call Recorder’ is free on android phones. It automatically records all phone calls (both voices, [...]
When or if making phone calls becomes difficult on the landline, consider getting a large key phone with a good loudspeaker, on which you can alter the volume. Programme your most important [...]
I don’t answer the house phone anymore, so I have a message recorded, saying leave a message or send me an email. I make it plain to people that, if they ask for my mobile number, I can only text.