Smart in Five uses Dementia as an all inclusive description of a brain disease. We mean that the brain is changing. We focus on this element of Dementia instead of memory loss, or forgetting things because those are impacts or outcomes of the brain disease. Changes in behavior are also part of Dementia.
We focus on this changes to our brain as the shared element driving Dementia as part of aging.
Smart in Five is focused on how technology can help with Dementia, as our brains change. We look to solve problems with Dementia like how to make the details of our life better, to getting us more support from our family, or generally looking forward to prepare for what might happen next.
Sometimes we need to protect an electric stove from being inadvertantly turned on. A search for “STOVE KNOB BABY SAFE” led me to lots of good products for under $15. These are plastic bubbles that you fit under and around the oven knob,…
In our day to day lives, we want to feel like we can get out and about, do our things, and get home safely. Using technology can ease our worries about being able to get home, without incident. It can connect us…
There are a lot of articles circulating right now with the promise of preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia. We should continue to work to understand and diagnose these brain diseases. Let’s also work towards having our best quality of life right now. Here…
Sometimes its just hard to keep track of the details. As an older person, the details matter less so it doesn’t seem like a place to focus. If you are starting to have some mild cognitive impairment, this can be an even…
