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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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July 04, 2020

Creative Apps on the AcTo Website!

July 04, 2020/ Juanita Atton
Creative Apps on the AcTo Website!

We’ve expanded our line of games… with even more creative options!

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July 04, 2020/ Juanita Atton/ Comment
AcTo Project
Impact, Public Engagement, iOS, iPad, Games, Sensory play
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
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
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
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Games
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
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Games
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
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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 University of Reading and KITE at the Toronto Rehabilitation Insitute. 

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