Technology Can Help Make Activities Easy
Busy caregivers can use smartphone apps or websites to find activities for their loved ones. We know that it can be hard to come up with new activities for your loved one with...
Busy caregivers can use smartphone apps or websites to find activities for their loved ones. We know that it can be hard to come up with new activities for your loved one with...
Today, Alzheimer’s is the 5th leading cause of death in California, with 590,000 individuals in our state currently suffering the effects of the disease. Most alarming, is the projected increase over the next 10...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Newsletter / Stefanie, family care specialist
by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 19, 2013 · Last modified April 28, 2016
There are hundreds of applications available to help both those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease as well as their caregiving community. The trick is to wade through them all! But help is on the way. Here’s a list of some apps that have either received high ratings from users, or have been positively referenced on Alzheimer’s or other caregiving-focused sites. We haven’t personally evaluated any of these, nor can we formally recommend them. Many are free, however, so worth exploring. Some will be more appropriate in certain stages of the disease. Most are available on the iPad; all are available through the iTunes apps store.