MindMate app offers hope for dementia sufferers

A new free app MindMate that deals with dementia has been developed by a team of young students.


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MindMate is an iOS app that has been developed for those with dementia and, just as importantly, for their families and carers.

Created in consultation with the University of Glasgow’s Geriatric medicine department one of its founders, Rogelio Arellano, 27, cared for his grandfather who had dementia until he passed away.

He used this knowledge and experience to create and launch MindMate with a team of students, all in their 20s.

Available in the Apple store, the app was launched as part of Dementia Awareness Week, but it is also aimed at those with other cognitive disabilities or brain injuries. MindMate won the Sheffield Smart Lab and there will soon be a citywide pilot in Sheffield. The NHS Trust Glasgow & Clyde and 28 care homes around the UK have also adopted the app, with more places launching soon.

The app contains features such as:

* Brain-training games
* Reminder tools
* A story photo book & a ‘Getting to know me’ tool
* Advice on nutrition and exercise
A shop with care and every-day products