Memory app

An app that helps people with dementia to improve their memory using their life stories has been created. Book of You uses photos, videos, words and music linked to past experiences to support the dementia patient. The app can be accessed on any portable device, such as a smartphone or tablet. The app aims to help people who have early stage dementia to manage the development of the disease, through reminiscence therapy. Reminiscence therapy involves talking about things from the past, using prompts such as photos, familiar objects or music to create a 'life story'. The app has already been funded in Northwest Wales to provide care homes and community settings with it for free. The app is available from the iTunes and Android app stores, and is available for the whole UK.