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Supporting Dementia Care

Community Workshop Plan

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Aims:

Our focus is tackling isolation

For people with mild to moderate Dementia

And are not experienced with technology.

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Aims:

A ‘Digital Befriender’ is someone who can help you use technology, and someone you can talk to with technology and in person.

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Aims:

Develop a ‘Digital Befriending Kit’ to support Befrienders to use video conferencing and build confidence in using consumer technology.

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Starting point:�Assuming person with dementia has no expertise with tech.

And Befriender has little expertise with tech.

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Aims:

Demonstrate, test and get feedback on ideas to support a person with dementia to use a tablet computer to:

  • make video calls with trusted people
  • join online / hybrid community activities..

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We will demo:

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4G modem for internet connection

Pre-configured tablet

Speakers

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Kit given to person living with dementia

Guidance and support provided by community group

Digital connectivity with community group activities

Long term goal

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Project process: stages 2 & stages 3

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Stage 2

Demo in community groups

Stage 3

Trial in peoples homes

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Person living with dementia

Digital friend - Helix team

Community group

Connect digitally over musical activity

Demo in community group

Action

Open tablet

Log onto tablet

Scan QR prompt

Load video call

Connect on call

Close call

Charge device

Steps to observe

Engaging in process

Remembering password

Understanding/ ease of use

Complexity of features

Desirability of activity

Quality of experience

Dexterity/ ease of use

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Person living with dementia

Digital friend - Helix team

Community group

Connect digitally over musical activity

Demo in community group

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Augmented by:

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Prompt cards

Calendar

Custom frame stand

  • Keep it out
  • Keep it on
  • Points out controls

User guide

box / packaging

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We will ask PwD / carers to:

  • To try making a call to our colleague
  • Have a short conversation
  • Share a piece a music together
  • End the call

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We will

  • Observe the obstacles in this process
  • Afterwards - ask about what they think of it, how they would use it, if they would use it at home and who with.

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We will ask about:

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  • Experience with technology
  • Reservations / motivations for trying tech
  • Interest in digital befriending
  • Accessibility issues using a tablet
  • Ideas for different uses of the

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