Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This product has been a real lifesaver for us. My wife's 84 year old mother would constantly ask us what day it was, what time it was, etc. This clock has returned to her a sense of independence, and has made life easier for us as well. Now she won’t stop telling us how much she loves this clock! I’m happy that this product exists today for folks like us who care for a family member with dementia. When purchasing it I didn't notice any extensive reviews on this item so I figured I would test my writing skills and give this a shot: Features: * You can place the Day Clock on a table using the pull out stand, or you can hang it on a wall using the dedicated hole in the back. * Alarm frequency options: 1) Once 2) Everyday 3) Weekdays 4) Weekends. * You can also set 5 separate alarms, and choose to include a medication message. When the the alarm rings you can let it ring for 50 seconds and then it'll turn off automatically, or press any of button to turn off. The alarm is pretty loud, enough for me to hear it from a different room. * When you open the settings menu these are the things that you can customize: 1) Set Time 2) Set Date 3) Time Mode 4) Date Mode 5) Language 6) Show Period Of The Day 7) Auto Dimming 8) Hourly Chime 9) Color Mode 10) Alarm Frequency 11) First Alarm 12) Second Alarm 13) Third Alarm 14) Fourth Alarm 15) Fifth Alarm. * You can choose one of these 3 options for the clock’s interface: 1) day of the week, time, date, period of the day (morning, afternoon, night, etc.) 2) day of the week, time, date, (no period of the day) 3) show only "Now It's Monday Morning", "Now It's Thursday Evening" etc. * An interesting option that the clock has is to change the lettering to a matte yellow instead of the brighter white. * Optional night dimming: the clock comes preset to automatically dim the screen every night from 7pm-7am, so that the brightness doesn't disturb your sleep, this option can be turned off. * Choose between regular time format and 24 hour time format (military time). Date format options: month/day/year (U.S) or day/month/year (European style). * The clock switches between 5 periods of the day: Morning 5:00am until 11:59am, Afternoon 12:00pm until 4:59pm, Evening 5:00pm until 7:59pm, Night 8:00pm until 11:59pm and Before Dawn 12:00am until 3:59am. * There are 5 different medication reminders messages that you can choose from, they vary according to the time of the day (Take Your Medication, Take Your Morning Medication, etc.). * The optional hourly chime rings on the hour for 8 seconds and you can choose from the following settings: 1) 9am-6pm 2) 24 hours 3) Do not ring. * The Day Clock comes standard in English, but also has the following languages: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Polish or Welsh. Specs: * The width of the Day Clock is 8 1/2 inches wide, the height is 7 inches, and the thickness is 1. The size of the day lettering is 1 inch tall and 0.5 inch wide, the size of the time lettering is 1.5 inches tall and 0.75 inches wide. Other considerations: * Packaging was really nice, if you're gifting this it will make an impression. I didn't notice any dementia or Alzheimer's wording in the packaging. * Comes with a 2 year warranty. Pros: * Clarity of the screen. This is the strongest feature of this clock, and it's what made me fall in love with it. The white letters are really sharp, which allows the information to be seen easily from across the room * Ease of use. This is a true Plug 'N Play Product, it worked straight out of the box. * U.S based customer service and warranty. Cons: * Price. At $49 this clock isn't cheap. I actually emailed the brand’s customer support about this, as it's double the price of a regular alarm clock, and they replied that the higher cost is due to the high quality screen component adding to the cost of manufacture. Fair enough, and I do hope they develop a way to manufacture it for less, maybe a cheaper version with a lesser quality screen might be something to consider.