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Handy objects: People with dementia try out specially designed products

People living with dementia at a group in Kent looked at products designed to be felt, handled and fiddled with.

Win a Fidget Widget Tool Kit

Win a Fidget Widget Tool Kit in our Dementia together magazine competition.

25 September 2019

Meet Pepper, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s dementia-friendly robot

A local authority in East England employ a humanoid robot that brings joy to people with dementia through reminiscence activities.

9 people with dementia everyone should follow on Twitter

Social media is a great way to stay connected with friends, and make new ones. Here's a list of nine people to follow on Twitter that live well with dementia.

Music and radio: People with dementia try out players

People with dementia in Coventry offer their thoughts and feedback on three devices that play music and radio.

How could artificial intelligence help people affected by dementia?

Artificial Intelligence technology could be a game-changer for people affected by dementia. Find out why Alzheimer’s Society is supporting research in this area.

Care and technology

A ground-breaking £20 million research centre will develop new technologies to create dementia-friendly homes and provide insights into how dementia develops.

Accelerate to success

Alzheimer’s Society’s new ground-breaking crowdsourcing Accelerator programme aims to inspire and recruit innovations and inventions to help people with dementia to live better.

Home phones: People with dementia try out some landline phones

People affected by dementia in Kent look at specially designed landline phones to see if they could be easier to use.

‘How Do I?’ aims to support people with dementia through a smartphone

'How Do I?' is a smartphone application that has been developed to help people with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is partnering with the team through our Accelerator Programme.

Using video technology to connect people with dementia

Using cost, easy to use, technology to connect people with dementia, so they can be actively involved together in community life, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

5 new technologies that could help people with dementia live at home for longer

As we announce a new £20 million research centre focusing on innovation in care research, read about five of the new technologies we hope to see developed here.

5 online activity ideas for people living with dementia

Heather O’Neil is always looking for new craft and activity ideas for her mum, who has mixed dementia. As the condition progresses, she’s been using online tools to keep Mum active and happy.