Technology solutions for dementia care. Here from the CACM. An extensive view of technology current and future uses, and the barriers involved. I am peripherally involved in a startup effort related to this. " ... Our development of new types of mobile apps as part of the Mirror program to support reflective, creative thinking needed by carers delivering person-centered care to older people with dementia contrasts with historical use of digital technologies retrieving information for carers and triggering reminiscing by residents. While prior evaluations revealed the potential of such apps, appreciating it necessitates addressing significant obstacles, mainly the need to align app use with the range of care strategies in residential homes. Homes not only support residents with and without dementia differently, different and inconsistent care strategies are implemented across homes ... "
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