The UK’s leading dementia charity, Alzheimer’s Society, has recently awarded £100,000 worth of funding to help bring a new smartphone application to market, in order to assist those with dementia.
The new app will be able to help people with dementia carry out everyday tasks such as boiling a kettle.
The application is called ‘How do I?’, and it works by flashing up videos explaining how to do a certain task when a user’s phone scans an object. The videos will then provide prompts on how to complete daily tasks such as making a cup of tea or running a bath.
Additionally, the app can remind people with dementia of past memories with family members and friends are able to record an explanation of items such as family photos.
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society, said: “Technology and innovation have the power to transform lives, and we want to harness this power for the 850,000 people living with dementia across the UK.
“While we work tirelessly to find a cure for this devastating disease, technologies like ‘How do I?’ can help improve care and lives for everyone living with dementia today.”
Mr Hughes added: “Through assistive technology, we can transform our understanding of how to best manage dementia but we need everyone to take part to help us find the most promising and revolutionary ideas.”
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