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Read MoreLatest news on touchscreen apps for people living with dementia and our research. Including activities, games and support for the Apple iPad and more.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.
Read MoreThank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.
Read MoreThank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.
Read MoreWe are aware that some users are reporting technical issues while navigating the AcTo Dementia website.
Read MoreWe’ve expanded our line of games… with even more creative options!
Read MoreWe've been busy, but we're back... be on the lookout for many new games!
Read MoreUsing Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, edited by Arlene Astell, Sarah Kate Smith and Phil Joddrell, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Read MoreWe’ve expanded our line of games… with even more accessible options!
Read MoreWe've been busy, but we're back... be on the lookout for many new games!
Read MoreThe City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services in Canada are bringing tablets into all 10 care facilities as a result of AcTo’s presence at the Youth Summit.
Read MoreWork from the AcTo Dementia project was presented at the City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services Volunteer Youth Summit 2018 in Canada.
Read MoreIn the first of a new series of blog posts focusing on how the AcTo Dementia website is being used in the real world, Angie Weatherhead tell us about the Alice Cross Centre Memory Café in Devon.
Read MoreWe've been busy, but we're back... Our website has been revamped taking into account feedback from users over the past year.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia researchers Phil Joddrell and Professor Arlene Astell attended the UK Dementia Congress in Brighton last week.
Read MoreSince the launch of the AcTo Dementia website 6 months ago, we have evaluated more than 40 different types of game or activity, reviewing over 400 apps in the process.
Read MoreLast week, Apple released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 10.
Read MoreElla Davenport, an undergraduate Psychology student at The University of Sheffield, recently completed a summer vacation scholarship working on the AcTo Dementia project. In this article, Ella discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.
Read MoreIn the second of our world tour series, researcher Phil Joddrell took the AcTo Dementia project to Toronto, Canada for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016.
Read MoreResearcher Phil Joddrell attended the 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) in Linz, Austria, to present work related to the AcTo Dementia project.
Read MorePsychology undergraduate student Elana Moore recently completed a 100-hour placement working on the AcTo Dementia project as part of the On CampUS placement scheme at the University of Sheffield. In this article, Elana discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia is a resource for people who are looking for support in identifying touchscreen activities for people living with dementia. The website contains reviews of apps that have been selected as potentially suitable for people with dementia, information on how to use touchscreen tablets in this context and a guide for users to access so that they can identify suitable apps themselves. It also contains news and publications from our specialist research group comprising researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK and the University of Toronto in Canada.
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AcTo Dementia is an international research project funded by CATCH (The University of Sheffield) and AGE-WELL, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Reading and KITE at the Toronto Rehabilitation Insitute.
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