Hello everybody!
Doing a research project here which is partly about understanding what PWD and their carers already use/do to help manage the symptoms - and to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
I am clearly no expert and I am really hoping to learn more from this forum - but I understand from the various dementia community groups I've visited so far, and the people who've taken their time to speak to me that peoples' experience can be very unique. And what might be suitable for someone at one stage can be completely unsuitable later on.
I would really appreciate anybody sharing something that has helped or is helping at one stage with a particularly challenging dementia related problem??
It could be a piece of technology, a product, a game you play together - even a way of communicating that helps to negotiate challenges of day-to-day life.
For example I spoke to somebody last week whose daughter had installed a sensor into her mum with dementia's front door, which, when opened triggered a speaker with the daughter's voice saying 'Mum remember your keys and your handbag, and remember to lock the front door!'
Just to add, I am doing this as part of my job as a Design Researcher. On a personal note it's also given me a lot of opportunity to think about things which may help my gran who has Parkinsons, also degenerative
Thank you for your suggestions
Kind regards,
Manisha
Doing a research project here which is partly about understanding what PWD and their carers already use/do to help manage the symptoms - and to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
I am clearly no expert and I am really hoping to learn more from this forum - but I understand from the various dementia community groups I've visited so far, and the people who've taken their time to speak to me that peoples' experience can be very unique. And what might be suitable for someone at one stage can be completely unsuitable later on.
I would really appreciate anybody sharing something that has helped or is helping at one stage with a particularly challenging dementia related problem??
It could be a piece of technology, a product, a game you play together - even a way of communicating that helps to negotiate challenges of day-to-day life.
For example I spoke to somebody last week whose daughter had installed a sensor into her mum with dementia's front door, which, when opened triggered a speaker with the daughter's voice saying 'Mum remember your keys and your handbag, and remember to lock the front door!'
Just to add, I am doing this as part of my job as a Design Researcher. On a personal note it's also given me a lot of opportunity to think about things which may help my gran who has Parkinsons, also degenerative
Thank you for your suggestions
Kind regards,
Manisha