What Reddit Says About Dementia Assistant Apps

Raz Memory phone has been the best for my grandfather. Pictures of everyone and all he has to do is click on the picture to call. Blocks calls that aren't from contacts. I can check his location at any point and also see his calls.

Recently a local teacher came into my work and presented an app/website (Lewapp.org or "Lew App" in app store) she created as her father was passing away from dementia.

r/dementia • 7mo ago · yoloh · I searched and found this app called onscreen Joy. Seems to have useful features like automatic answering of video calls, picture frame, AI assistant, etc.

If you guys do feel like this is a good initiative, I’ll try my best to launch this service free of charges. It would give me immense joy to know that I’ll be helping someone’s lives be just a little bit better. ... It's admirable of you to want to do this, the problem is that people with demen...

We have an Echo Show which gives us an extra lifeline whenever my mum loses her phone. We also use it to set her daily reminders (“remember to drink water”). We currently don’t use it much more than that, but as she progresses into dementia i know that we will be relying on this more and more.

No need to apologize. It sounds like you're talking about brain training exercises. There is no proof that any of them work to stop, reduce or reverse dementia. They may keep your aunt engaged or amused, and interested in something. I would not pay for any apps, or expect great results (no matt...

It’s collection of many puzzle games in one app, like Sudoku, Futoshiki, Word Search, etc. (Note: I am the author of the app) ... Honestly, you could have a conversation with him about it. Discuss drinking habits because alcohol will quickly exacerbate the progression of dementia.

If she already has an iPhone ~2018 or newer, I suggest trying Assistive Access first, it's been great for us - and even better, it didn't cost us anything!

I was considering programming an iPad app that could provide step by step directions and schedules. ... No, people with dementia respond to emotion and nonverbal communication. Tech can be very useful for monitoring — cameras, bed and door alarms — but when it comes to interaction humans can’t be be...

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The dementia is the hardest part. Yeah, I get the "stubborn old woman" part. You have my condolences. 🙂 ... Have you consider something like the life alert buttons? You can make a similar thing with a zigbee button. Have it call you. Maybe put a picture of you on it? ... I don't reco...

I think there are super simplified phones that can do that. I haven't heard of an app that does it. There are phones with picture capability and super limited functionality that will also prevent her from getting scam calls ... This subreddit is dedicated to information and support for people d...

I am a UX designer and research student, and my mom's reliance on her iPad has inspired me to design an app that will help to assist her memory and work to make her days more engaging. With this post, I hope to collect your insights on making this technology work. I've posted on this board...

I already tried: Crossword Puzzles (works for her but is a bit boring), some tetris- or worms-like puzzle games (works well, but some are confusing for her because of how much is going on on screen) and one Dementia-specific app I found which bores her to death because its aimed at advanced stages I...

I'd love for them to feel like they could just open up an app and be comfortable talking to it. ... I think one of those chatbots with animation and a text-to-speach, speach-to-text interface would be really helpful. I happen to be in a position to actually build something exactly like this lol...

We have one of the Facebook portals, it still works, and is easy enough for my mom to use to receive calls, but not make them. It's single function - only works with Facebook messenger. If they're familiar with that software it might be worth getting a used one. ... I second this. We have ...