“Brainy App” – free – brain games for memory and thinking skills “Spaced Retrieval Therapy” – $3.99 – practice the memory of names, facts and routines “Fit Brains Trainer” – free – concentration, memory and problem-solving app “Vismory” – $1.99 – memorize shapes, colors and positions of objects “Lumosity” – free – memory and brain performance “workouts” “It’s Done!” – $2.99 – track important daily tasks such as locking the door and turning off stove “Relaxing Sounds of Nature” – free – mix and match sounds automatic shut-off timer “Relax Melodies Oriental Meditation” – free – 36 peaceful sounds create iTunes playlists “Binaural Brain Game Relaxation Therapy” – free – game for relaxation/meditation “Calm Meditation and Mindfulness For Relaxation” – free – schedule your perfect calm “Just Chimes” – $0.99 – listen to wind chimes in the breeze “Getty Images” – free – 46 million images, searchable by word (such as “sunset”) lovely “Magic Window” – $2.99 – provides a variety of pleasant/changing window scenes Relaxation (good for loved ones and caregivers!)Ī slideshow of old family photos in a digital frame can be calming, or check out some of these apps to relax: “Talking Tom Cat” – free – pet cat responds to touch and repeats what you say silly and fun! “Let’s Create Pottery HD Lite” – free – tap creativity and reduce stress while making pottery “YouTube” and “Google Maps” – free – endless entertainment “Slots Heaven” – free – slot machine game “Pocket Penguins” – free – streaming live video from Calif Academy of Sciences’ penguin exhibit “Cake Doodle” – $ 0.99 – bake/decorate a cake, fun and evokes memories relating to cooking “Pocket Pond 2” – free – enjoy feeding the koi and decorating a pond “Fingerpaint Magic” – free – lets the user paint with a rainbow of colors “Cajonazo” – free – music, learn to tap the screen to play flamenco rhythm sounds “Pandora Radio” – free – personalize radio song-lists (note: free version has ads) “Yesterday USA Old Time Radio” – free – old time radio shows 1920-1950’s Along with a few music-focused apps, here is a list of the top music choices for evoking memories research has shown people best remember the music from their teens through their twenties. Apps can help with social isolation and depression. There are enormous benefits in using an iPad to play games, listen to music or dabble with art: it relaxes people distracts them from anxiety and pain provides a mobile calming solution when waiting (doctor’s office) is generally supportive of poor eyesight constraints and can become a wonderful common ground between older persons, their adult children and young grandchildren. Most are available on the iPad all are available through the iTunes apps store. Some will be more appropriate in certain stages of the disease. Many are free, however, so worth exploring. We haven’t personally evaluated any of these, nor can we formally recommend them. Here’s a list of some apps that have either received high ratings from users, or have been positively referenced on Alzheimer’s or other caregiving-focused sites. The trick is to wade through them all! But help is on the way. There are hundreds of applications available to help both those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease as well as their caregiving community.
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