Helpful Apps for Alzheimer's & Dementia Patients

By Anna Hazard

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Part 1 - Helpful Apps for Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers
Part 2 - Helpful Apps for Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers & Patients
Part 4 - Helpful Apps for Alzheimer's & Dementia  Support

Next up in our smartphone app series are those applications that have been specifically tailored to be used by Alzheimer's and dementia patients themselves, either individually or while under the guidance of their caregivers.
 
These types of apps focus on therapy, memory games, & reminders and tend to have fees associated with them (usually for low-cost monthly subscription services for iOS). They are mostly  either for iOS (iPhone & iPad) or Android with few cross-platform services available.

SingFit

• iOS (Free Demo, $4.99 per month personal use subscription) :
• Personal (For patient), Prime (For patients + health professionals)
• Music therapy app that works through lyric cuing. Demo version comes with 12 free songs. SingFit PRIME is the professional version of the app targeted to senior care centers that integrates into an overall treatment plan in order to aid in speech recovery, respiratory therapy, and dementia care.
  

Qcard - Managing Chaotic Lives

• iOS (Free Trial, $2.99 per month subscription)
• An app for those living with memory and cognitive impairments that aids by providing reminders + directly connecting to caregivers to help further delegate tasks
  

CanPlan

• iOS (Free Basic, $14.99 Full Version)
• Helps people with cognitive difficulties remain more independent by scheduling & breaking down reminders & tasks into easy-to-use steps that are both illustrated and voiced.
  

Samsung Memory Recaller

• Android (Free)
• Uses a cellphone's Face Recognition feature (through its camera)  to display the name, relationship, and photo in both text & speech.of the person being detected.
  

Backup Memory

• Android (Free)
• Uses Bluetooth to detect when friends & family are running the app nearby & will provide reminders in the form of name, relationship, photos, and related videos to help identify the person.
  

Face Name Memory - Alzheimer's

• Android (Free)
• A memory game where the player matches names to faces and photographs. Specifically tailored for researching elderly patients of Alzheimer's disease.
  

Andzheimer

• Android (Basic Version, Free)
• A suite of visual games for Android tablets that are meant to stimulate the memory, attention, gnosis, apraxia, language, and executive functions of Alzheimer patients

Clockaid (iOS, Free with in App Purchases) | Day Clock (Android, Free)

• Highly configurable clock apps specifically tailored for those with memory problems that help Alzheimer's sufferers more easily keep track of the time (including time of day, day of the week, month, nearest meal time etc)