MemoryBoard

The family page. Type the password the family were given.

MemoryBoard

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Today line

Shows along the bottom of the board, e.g. "Jocelyn visiting at 2pm".

Who's coming

The board shows who is coming that morning and again 30 minutes before, with a photo if you add one. It helps new faces feel less strange.

Every weekThe same day and time each week

Send a message

Pops up on the board with a soft chime. You're told when it has been read.

Today's medicine

Medicines

The board reminds at each time and the family get a message if it isn't confirmed. Changes reach the board within a minute.

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Report for the doctor

A short summary of the last few weeks: how her days compare with her usual, medicines, alerts and your notes. Print it, or save it as a PDF to email.

Open the report on its own page

On an iPhone, tap Print, then the Share button at the top of the print screen to save or email it as a PDF. If Print doesn't open, use "Open the report on its own page". The report only leaves the board when you print or send it.

Notes for the report

Anything that explains a day: "Visitors staying", "Had a cold", "Very hot day". Notes appear on the report.

What to do next

A starting list, not rules for every family. Everyone who uses this page sees the same ticks.

Services record

What has been applied for, who you spoke to and what happens next, so nobody has to start again on each call.

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For the assessment summary

These appear on the one-page summary in the Report tab. Best written with the person, in their own words.

Forward Planning

Planning early lets the person have their say, and gives the family time. Tap a number to ring it from a phone.

Stage

Dementia usually moves through early, middle and late stages, and the board is used differently in each. Choose the one that fits Mum now and the board sets its buttons to suit.

What the board shows

Weather buttonClothes and umbrella advice for the day
Medicine remindersReminders and "I've taken it" on the board, and the family's missed-dose messages
Call Me buttonAsks the family to ring
Someone to talk toThe National Dementia Helpline number, and a button that asks the family to call about getting help
Photo frameThe home screen shows the family's photos with the day and time. A tap brings up the usual home screen for 2 minutes

Messages and alerts

"Medicine confirmed" messagesA message each time a dose is ticked
"Message read" messagesWhen Got it is tapped on the board

If nobody responds to an alert

An alert is repeated louder if nobody taps "I've got this". After a second wait it also goes to the second person's channel, if someone has subscribed to it.

Pass alerts onMedicine and Call Me alerts are repeated once, after three waits

Lets a tap on an alert open this page. Leave it empty to open the page yourself.

Weekly summary

A short summary on the Home tab of what changed from the usual routine. The phone message only says how many things changed.

Send a weekly summaryAt 6 pm

Who lives at home

The movement sensors can't tell who moved. Their "not up yet", bathroom, "no movement" and "out a long time" alerts only work when Mum is on her own.

Mum lives aloneTurn off if a partner or anyone else lives there

Times of day

Night is when the board's screen goes dark. The medicine list pops up on its own each morning.

Board

ChimeFor reminders and messages

Weather town

Check the alerts work

Sends a test message to the family's phones.

Recent activity on the board