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Latest news on touchscreen apps for people living with dementia and our research. Including activities, games and support for the Apple iPad and more.

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November 02, 2018

AcTo Coming to Long-term Care Homes

November 02, 2018/ Yuhan Pan
AcTo Coming to Long-term Care Homes

The 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. 

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November 02, 2018/ Yuhan Pan/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement, iPad, Games
September 03, 2018

AcTo Dementia at the Toronto Volunteer Youth Summit 2018

September 03, 2018/ Yuhan Pan
AcTo Dementia at the Toronto Volunteer Youth Summit 2018

Work from the AcTo Dementia project was presented at the City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services Volunteer Youth Summit 2018 in Canada. 

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September 03, 2018/ Yuhan Pan/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement, iPad, Games
February 21, 2018

AcTo In Practice: Memory Café

February 21, 2018/ Alice Cross Centre/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo In Practice: Memory Café

In 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.

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February 21, 2018/ Alice Cross Centre/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement, iPad, Games
March 09, 2017

AcTo Dementia Website Revamp

March 09, 2017/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia Website Revamp

We've been busy, but we're back... Our website has been revamped taking into account feedback from users over the past year. 

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March 09, 2017/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement
November 08, 2016

AcTo Dementia at the UK Dementia Congress 2016

November 08, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia at the UK Dementia Congress 2016

AcTo Dementia researchers Phil Joddrell and Professor Arlene Astell attended the UK Dementia Congress in Brighton last week.

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November 08, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
Presentations
Impact, Public Engagement
September 21, 2016

AcTo Dementia: 6 Months On...

September 21, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia: 6 Months On...

Since 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.

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September 21, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project
Games, Impact, Public Engagement
September 20, 2016

New iPad Software Update (iOS 10)

September 20, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
New iPad Software Update (iOS 10)

Last week, Apple released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 10.

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September 20, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
iOS Updates
iOS, iPad, Software
August 12, 2016

SURE Student Placement with AcTo Dementia

August 12, 2016/ Ella Davenport
SURE Student Placement with AcTo Dementia

Ella 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.

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August 12, 2016/ Ella Davenport/ Comment
AcTo Project
Games
August 01, 2016

AcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 2)

August 01, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 2)

In 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.

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August 01, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
Presentations, AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement
July 28, 2016

AcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 1)

July 28, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 1)

Researcher 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.

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July 28, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
Presentations
Impact, Public Engagement
June 22, 2016

On CampUS Student Placement with AcTo Dementia

June 22, 2016/ Elana Moore
On CampUS Student Placement with AcTo Dementia

Psychology 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.

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June 22, 2016/ Elana Moore/ Comment
AcTo Project
Games
May 26, 2016

AcTo Dementia at the White Rose Dementia Symposium

May 26, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia at the White Rose Dementia Symposium

The 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.

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May 26, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project, Presentations
Impact, Public Engagement
May 04, 2016

Sea Hero Quest: Play a touchscreen game for dementia research

May 04, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
Sea Hero Quest: Play a touchscreen game for dementia research

A collaboration between Alzheimer's Research UK, Deutsche Telecom and researchers from University College London and the University of East Anglia has led to the creation of a touchscreen mobile game that collects data from players to support dementia research. 

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May 04, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
Other Research
Games, iOS, Android
April 25, 2016

AcTo Dementia at Sheffield Life festival

April 25, 2016/ Moor Market/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia at Sheffield Life festival

On 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.

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April 25, 2016/ Moor Market/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement
April 18, 2016

AcTo Dementia Website Launch

April 18, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
AcTo Dementia Website Launch

Today 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.

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April 18, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
AcTo Project
March 21, 2016

New iPad Software Update (iOS 9.3)

March 21, 2016/ Phil Joddrell
New iPad Software Update (iOS 9.3)

Apple have released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 9.3.

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March 21, 2016/ Phil Joddrell/ Comment
iOS Updates
iPad, Software, iOS
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AcTo 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 Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. 

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