Comment: Why interactive technologies offer substantial benefits for dementia patients
With the upcoming General Election, the growing crisis within the social care sector continues to be absent from political discussions. With rising levels of dementia…
Digital pain assessment tool reduces care home safeguarding events by 91.7 percent
Use of digital pain assessment tool PainChek at Orchard Care Homes has been linked to improved wellbeing for residents with dementia, in a study published…
New initiative uses interactive technology to develop activities for people with dementia
The Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England are partnering with Social-Ability to roll out the Happiness Programme and “revolutionise” care for people with dementia. The Happiness Programme…
Two-thirds of GPs would like to prescribe assistive technologies to patients with dementia
A poll of GPs in the UK has shown that more than two-thirds of GPs in the UK would like to be able to prescribe…
175 devices to help people with dementia enter assistive technology awards
New assistive technology aimed at improving the independence of people with dementia is on the horizon. The Longitude Prize on Dementia has received a total…
Dementia Hero Awards to raise awareness of assistive technology for people with dementia
Fiona Carragher, Director of Research & Influencing at Alzheimer's Society A health technology provider is working closely with Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness of the…
£4.1m prize unveiled for assistive tech innovations that transform lives of dementia patients
A new £ million prize is launching in September 2022 that seeks personalised assistive technology innovations that help people with dementia to remain independent in…