How can I do a cost / benefit analysis with new "share anything"?

I am trying to figure out the best action for my 82 year old mother. She is currently and has been on a special contract, something like 65+ plan (don't know the exact plan name). She pays $29.95/ month with 200 anytime minutes. Her current contract ends in March 2013.
She is moving to an assisted living facility on July 8th where her only phone will be wireless and she will need much more than 200 minutes per month. Several weeks ago, (prior to the “share anything plan” was announced), I told her it might be best to switch to the $50 / month unlimited everything PREPAID plan. She needs to replace her ancient phone which is 6+ years old, and she doesn't need text or data, (wouldn't be able to figure it out anyway).
Does she need to do something before June 28th? Will the $50 per month prepaid plan be affected with the new “share anything” plan? All of her friends and family are on Verizon. I can't figure out a cost/benefit analysis because I don't know all the variables. Is it more cost effective to pay an early termination fee and switch prior to June 28th to a different plan? She will be using a lot more minutes beginning in July than what her current plan provides.
Please help with suggestions. My mom is counting on me and I'm counting on you. Thanks.

When you say her only phone will be wireless, I assume that you mean "cellular".
Is cellular her best option? What about a landline only option with a wireless phone? That way she can still carry the phone with her wherever she is within her home. If she is going to start using "much more than 200 minutes per month" only because she is giving up her current landline, I would assume that the vast majority of her calling minutes take place within her home.
I guess one question is "will the increase in her calling plan be greater than the cost of the landline she currently has, or would it be cheaper to keep the landline and her current plan?"
Another question is what "need" does she have for cellular? Will she be out "alone" often if she is moving to an assisted living facility? If not, does she need the availability of cellular? If you are worried about her being out "alone" and getting "confused", will she be too "confused" to make use of a cellular phone?
In an assisted living facility, the building "could" interfere with her ability to actually receive a cellular signal within her home. Is this going to be a problem, since it seems her current calling habits have her sending/receiving the majority of her calls within her home.
I ask these questions from experience as my 92 y/o grandmother is also living in an assisted living facility and only has a landline phone with no cellular phone. She chose to give up her cellular phone 7 yrs ago when she moved in.
These are just a few questions to consider before switching over to strictly cellular.

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