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Memory Box

A tool for creativity and communication in Alzheimer's patients and caretakers/visitors

15.3B

Hours provided by caregivers in 2020

6M

Americans with Alzheimer's disease

11%

of Americans above 65 have Alzheimer's disease

How might Alzheimer’s Disease patients remember and communicate with their loved ones?

 
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Created after shadowing my own grandmother with late stage Alzheimer's disease and following advice from Maitri compassionate care

Patients forget faces last so I will be using faces to communicate stories between patient and caregiver.

 
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Load different slides to communicate faces in stories or as a creative activity

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Uses markers to create any unique features

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Single piece die-cut cardboard

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Light shines through paper referencing light projectors common in schools and presentations in the 1970s

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Click pull lever referencing ceiling fan switches common homes built in 1970s-90s

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