My mum (98) lives on her own. She is getting very forgetful but is fiercely independent. Her nearest semi-able-bodied relative (76) is 40 minutes drive away. We try to keep her on track with a paper diary and a telephone, but it's a very hard job. She mis-enters and misreads and so often misses appointments with friends, the doctor, etc. I think an Echo in her sitting room could be a huge help, linked to a Google Calendar that we can remotely control. But she has no internet in her house, so (1) we have to get the internet set up and a router installed, (2) we have to install an Echo. I'm no Alexa expert, but I do have it in my own house and so I have an Alexa account and app. How could I set up an Alexa account for her? She has no smartphone. If I show up with my phone or laptop it will have my Alexa account on it. Can I have TWO Alexa accounts on the same device/laptop? I need to be clear how/whether this is going to work before I embark on this project. Has anyone done anything similar? Any help appreciated.
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