spot on as usual Rory. I have noticed many people with early dementia got worse very quickly during covid. I think lockdown may have saved the health service and many lives, but it has ruined many more. We were working with a company called Kraydel, who have already addressed many of the issues you mentioned and perfected a system which is now on the commercial market. In the trials we said what we needed and they delivered it. Maybe pass it on to others? Every care home lounge/bedroom has a tv, and it works through that. Personal slide shows can be loaded by relatives from an app. https://www.kraydel.com/
Data, image & reasoning complexities can only help - my freelance work is necessary not just for an income, but, as observed by my consultant, a PD medication. My greatest fear is cognitive failure - daily / hourly outward data reconnections may fix our internal disconnections
My husband was diagnosed 3 years ago with dementia after he began to lose things. He would accuse someone of stealing, even in the night. He was on medication but his symptoms progressed to anger and short fuse over little things. This was a man who was soft spoken, slow to anger and gentle. It was such a change for us to try to manage a whole new way of living. He is 67, I'm 66 and I felt so stressed sometimes. I didn’t know what each day will start with. I retired in April that year and was with him 24/7. I have been researching for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across www Health herbs clinic com Dementia HERBAL FORMULA (just google it). It is a smashing one of a kind product for reversing Dementia completely.4 months into treatment he has improved dramatically. the disease is totally under control. No case of dementia, particularly the hallucination, weakness, and his mood swings. visit their website healthherbsclinic .com I Just wanted to share for people suffering from this horrible disease
Interesting thought, but I do think the focus needs to be beyond kit & infrastructure. My parents (Mum with Alzheimers) lived in an excellent care home which had decent enough wifi, but the very good care stuff generally lacked the time to make the most of what was available. This was a relatively high-end home with good staff and facilities.
Music seemed to be a great activity, and in the end I created a Spotify playlist and urged the (young) care team to play music in the communal lounge more frequently (and also made sure that it was noted that we needed to move on from Glenn Miller...). I think it would help to develop more plug-and-play resources to complement the hardware - switching on The One Show is easy for time-pressured staff to do as they clear up dinner. Meanwhile, the Zumba session - another winner - was dropped, again because of lack of a person to run it, not the tech.
So in the end it's Michael's content ideas that I think will help the most - but here even a decent Spotify or YouTube playlist can help!
spot on as usual Rory. I have noticed many people with early dementia got worse very quickly during covid. I think lockdown may have saved the health service and many lives, but it has ruined many more. We were working with a company called Kraydel, who have already addressed many of the issues you mentioned and perfected a system which is now on the commercial market. In the trials we said what we needed and they delivered it. Maybe pass it on to others? Every care home lounge/bedroom has a tv, and it works through that. Personal slide shows can be loaded by relatives from an app. https://www.kraydel.com/
Data, image & reasoning complexities can only help - my freelance work is necessary not just for an income, but, as observed by my consultant, a PD medication. My greatest fear is cognitive failure - daily / hourly outward data reconnections may fix our internal disconnections
My husband was diagnosed 3 years ago with dementia after he began to lose things. He would accuse someone of stealing, even in the night. He was on medication but his symptoms progressed to anger and short fuse over little things. This was a man who was soft spoken, slow to anger and gentle. It was such a change for us to try to manage a whole new way of living. He is 67, I'm 66 and I felt so stressed sometimes. I didn’t know what each day will start with. I retired in April that year and was with him 24/7. I have been researching for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across www Health herbs clinic com Dementia HERBAL FORMULA (just google it). It is a smashing one of a kind product for reversing Dementia completely.4 months into treatment he has improved dramatically. the disease is totally under control. No case of dementia, particularly the hallucination, weakness, and his mood swings. visit their website healthherbsclinic .com I Just wanted to share for people suffering from this horrible disease
An excellent idea. I wonder if somebody could get this in front of Nick Clegg. He now has influence in the right area!
Interesting thought, but I do think the focus needs to be beyond kit & infrastructure. My parents (Mum with Alzheimers) lived in an excellent care home which had decent enough wifi, but the very good care stuff generally lacked the time to make the most of what was available. This was a relatively high-end home with good staff and facilities.
Music seemed to be a great activity, and in the end I created a Spotify playlist and urged the (young) care team to play music in the communal lounge more frequently (and also made sure that it was noted that we needed to move on from Glenn Miller...). I think it would help to develop more plug-and-play resources to complement the hardware - switching on The One Show is easy for time-pressured staff to do as they clear up dinner. Meanwhile, the Zumba session - another winner - was dropped, again because of lack of a person to run it, not the tech.
So in the end it's Michael's content ideas that I think will help the most - but here even a decent Spotify or YouTube playlist can help!