Diabetes is associated with a three-fold increased risk of dementia in older people with memory loss, a study at King’s College London suggests. If that’s correct, telehealth monitoring to help people control their diabetes may have a double benefit. HealthcareRepublic… Read moreDiabetes linked to risk of dementia
An amusing little snippet: A person with dementia using the Just Checking system in North East Lincolnshire put the whole lot, sensors and controller, on a cycle in the washing machine. Fortunately, everything worked as soon as it had dried… Read moreJust Checking your wash?
French product newly being sold in the UK by NRS (assistive technology supplier) described as “The brain-child of a French surgeon whose mother had dementia, the MEM-X is now used as a second memory tool, or as part of a… Read moreMEM-X Memory Aid Pendant (UK)
An item from Sheena Hobbs, Newham’s WSD Communications Manager who writes about the project’s communications plan and processes, among the latest postings on the WSDAN site. Read it here. Also just posted on the same site: WSD Pilot Update: Newham… Read moreWSD Pilot Update: Newham – Communications: The importance of communications in the Newham WSD Trial
Another save from fire (previous here), this time it’s a 100-year-old lady with dementia who was trapped in her home after her kitchen caught fire. The telecare alarm system alerted Sunderland Telecare which contacted the emergency services. Sunderland Echo report…. Read more100-year-old lady with dementia saved by telecare service (UK)
‘Wander’ systems based on GPS present accuracy problems in urban areas and in facility use. The new EmSeeQ from EmFinders (’em’ for ’emergency) uses GSM M2M cellular technology to locate a person with dementia, Down Syndrome or similar conditions within… Read moreGSM wander locator
The Seattle PI website reports on a program with GPS technology helping to keep track of those with Alzheimers or dementia during their daily activities. Its purpose, refreshingly, is not to restrict the individual but to allow that person to stay as active as possible–even… Read moreTracking 'get-lost walks'
A grace note for your Thursday. An article and video from yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal profiled the pioneering work a non-profit affiliate of the Beth Abraham Health System in New York City is doing with music therapy for stroke,… Read moreiPods and dementia: low-tech connectedness
In Delaware, an 80 year-old woman who was unable to cope with her 82 year-old husband with dementia is prosecuted and found guilty of neglecting him. Woman Makes Husband Live At Junkyard And before UK readers who have forgotten the… Read moreWhere's the humanity?
If this story doesn’t bring a tear to your eye and make you more determined to publicise the benefits of technology; check that you still have a pulse. Alzheimer’s caregiver chains wandering wife
