Hi guys.
I'm doing my dissertation into the current models of care in care homes for those with "advanced dementia" and how media technologies could be used to improve these models.
I'm doing this dissertation because my Grandfather had dementia for many years and eventually had to go into a hopsital when he started losing the use of his legs, where he was left alone for several weeks barely eating until he was admitted into a, more of a general, care home, where he was basically left to sit there and watch TV all day everyday. So it wasn't much better than the hospital really. I understand that's (hopefully) not the case for all care homes. But everyone at this particular care home was just left alone to do their own thing, aside from eating and drinking etc.
Basically I'm currently looking into how media technologies can be used to help. A perfect example of what I'm talking about is something called The Tovertafel. (https://tovertafel .co.uk/) It uses projection mapping onto a table which those with dementia can then play around with with assistance. It's almost like a game for a child, but it provides brain stimulation for those with dementia.
I'm treating this dissertation as though the person reading it has never heard of dementia before, so far I've gone through explaining exactly what dementia is, and how it can affect people, the stages of dementia, general information about dementia friendly care homes, and how brain stimulation can help.
I'm wondering if anyone knows of anything else in this area of media technologies or any theories they've heard of in this area? It'd me a massive help to my research.
Thanks in advance!
Joel
I'm doing my dissertation into the current models of care in care homes for those with "advanced dementia" and how media technologies could be used to improve these models.
I'm doing this dissertation because my Grandfather had dementia for many years and eventually had to go into a hopsital when he started losing the use of his legs, where he was left alone for several weeks barely eating until he was admitted into a, more of a general, care home, where he was basically left to sit there and watch TV all day everyday. So it wasn't much better than the hospital really. I understand that's (hopefully) not the case for all care homes. But everyone at this particular care home was just left alone to do their own thing, aside from eating and drinking etc.
Basically I'm currently looking into how media technologies can be used to help. A perfect example of what I'm talking about is something called The Tovertafel. (https://tovertafel .co.uk/) It uses projection mapping onto a table which those with dementia can then play around with with assistance. It's almost like a game for a child, but it provides brain stimulation for those with dementia.
I'm treating this dissertation as though the person reading it has never heard of dementia before, so far I've gone through explaining exactly what dementia is, and how it can affect people, the stages of dementia, general information about dementia friendly care homes, and how brain stimulation can help.
I'm wondering if anyone knows of anything else in this area of media technologies or any theories they've heard of in this area? It'd me a massive help to my research.
Thanks in advance!
Joel