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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.
We’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 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 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 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 MoreThe White Rose Dementia Symposium took place on Tuesday 24th May 2016, uniting researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York to present their work on dementia.
Read MoreOn Saturday 23rd April 2016, AcTo Dementia was one of the projects demonstrated at The University of Sheffield event Life: A Festival of Health, from Head to Toe.
Read MoreToday sees the launch of a brand new website, AcTo Dementia, where the primary focus is to recommend Accessible Touchscreen apps for people living with dementia.
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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