...Alessandra Girardi; Elanor Webb; Inga Stewart; Simon Stokes; Kieran Breen Purpose The development and clinical application of digital devices to support individuals with dementia can be challenging due to difficulties meeting the needs of a patient population with largely heterogeneous...

...Giulio Lancioni; Lorenzo Desideri; Nirbhay Singh; Mark O'Reilly; Jeff Sigafoos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review studies that evaluated technology-based prompting systems for supporting participants with dementia or acquired cognitive impairment in their performance of multistep daily...

... to Alzheimer’s and are non-autonomous. To overcome this, the authors utilized easily accessible technology into developing this system, which not only be affordable, but also addresses the major flaw in existing systems – which is that they rely on being operated by the patients themselves. Dementia...

...Liam Funnell; Isabel Garriock; Ben Shirley; Tracey Williamson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand factors that affect viewing of television news programmes by people living with dementia, and to identify dementia-friendly design principles for television news programmes and factors...

...John Chatwin; Phil McEvoy Purpose Around 60 per cent of people with dementia in the UK live at home. The experience of caring for a family member with dementia can be rewarding and positive, but it can also be significantly stressful. Current healthcare policy is encouraging greater provision...

... for the nursing home context that are most promising are asset tracking of expensive goods owned by the nursing home in order to facilitate workflow and maximise financial resources, and asset tracking of personal belongings that may get lost due to dementia. Originality/value This paper is the first...

...Maarten J. Verkerk; Joost van Hoof; Sil Aarts; Sylvia J.M.M. de Koning; Johanna J. van der Plaats Purpose Older people with dementia (OPD) have specific housing and technology-related needs, for which various design principles exist. A model for designing environments and its constituting items...

... with dementia may need special care to maintain their independent living. People with dementia want and need to live in their own homes, but this is not always a choice. In total, 13 per cent of the world’s population aged 60 years and older are dependent (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2013). In Europe...

... the memory visualisation tool? RQ2. How useful do participants find the development and use of such a tool? RQ3. What type of modifications to the visualisation tool do participants suggest? Dementia Cognitive assistance Human-robot interaction Memory visualization Robot...

...Esmé Wood; Gillian Ward; John Woolham Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain a greater understanding of the development of safer walking technology for people with dementia through contemporary literature. Design/methodology/approach – A two stage systematic approach to searching...

...Annette Altendorf; Jason Schreiber Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate some of the ethical issues and methodological obstacles encountered when trialling and using safer walking technologies and monitoring devices in dementia care. Design/methodology/approach – Using...

...Dr Peter Cudd and Professor Gail Mountain; A.J. Astell; B. Malone; G. Williams; F. Hwang; M.P. Ellis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the self-described “journey” of a person with dementia (Brian; author 3) in his re-learning of old technologies and learning of new ones...

...Richard Fleming; Shima Sum Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the empirical support for the use of assistive technology in the care of people with dementia as an intervention to improve independence, safety, communication, wellbeing and carer support. Design/methodology/approach...

...Jon Perry; Steve Beyer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the views of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) and people with dementia (PWD) on the ethical issues around assistive technology and telecare (AT&T). Design/methodology/approach Two focus groups were...

...Nada Savitch; Deborah Brooks; Stephen Wey Purpose Atdementia.org.uk is well established as the primary information resource about assistive technology (AT) that is helpful specifically for people with dementia. This paper aims to describe the development of a new online interface for the website...

... to be of benefit when used within a telecare service that can offer 24‐hour monitoring and links to a dedicated emergency response team. Dementia GPS Telecare Geo‐fence Battery management Tracking Mental illness Dementia is recognised as one of the most serious and costly diseases to an ageing...

...Emma Nichols Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how personalised technology can be used to support people with learning disabilities as they age and face the onset of dementia. Design/methodology/approach National learning disability charity, Hft, focuses on its...

... This article explores the origins, aims and ongoing development of the self-assessment tool under development at www.atdementia.org.uk. Key words Telecare; information; available technology; dementia; self-assessment. The importance of good quality information about assistive technology and telecare (hereafter...

... in managing the risks associated with safer walking in people with dementia a practical perspective Abstract Many people with a cognitive impairment are likely to become lost at some stage of their illness; this can cause great distress to individuals and to their relatives. GPS location equipment has...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Telecare Guides Dementia Disabilities Brian Kerr Telecare Joint Improvement Team, Scottish Executive, UK Service delivery Explaining the potential contribution of telecare to the support, protection and quality of life of people with differing needs Abstract...