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Don't let fear, uncertainty and doubt around dementia stop you from testing your loved ones, or yourself, early.  Dementia can be devastating, but there are many things you and your loved ones can do to delay or prevent it's effects.  Catching early symptoms increases your possibilities for taking actions.   In this blog post, we present empowering actions, from lifestyle to medication. To test for early signs of dementia  try our  app . Old Couple by Ian MacKenzie , some rights reverved A common hurdle to starting dementia testing is a lack of knowledge about what can be done to help you loved one if dementia is diagnosed, or even before.  Without this knowledge, it may seem pointless or scary to test someone early as a positive result will just upset them for no reason. There is evidence that there are plenty of things that can be done, physical and mental activity, diet and, eventually medication.  As many as 40% of cases of dementia are linked...

It's never too early to check someone you love for dementia.  In the UK alone, 78,000 people under 65 live with 'young onset dementia'.  There have been cases as young as 32.  It is also possible to detect dementia up to nine years before it is typically diagnosed. However, after the age of 65, the probability of dementia increases rapidly from 1 in 100, for ages 65 to 69, to 1 in 5 for ages 85 to 89. Given these facts, we suggest that a sensible testing rate for your loved ones is once a year below 60, twice a year from 60 to 70, and four times per year from 70 upwards.  In total, 500 thousand people in the UK have a dementia diagnosis and one million people are estimated to live with dementia.  Women make up 65% of dementia sufferers, while 35% are men.  It is the leading cause of death for women and the second leading cause of death for men. Sign up here  to use our app to test you loved ones for dementia. Photo by Kampus Production Testing will tel...

Very exciting news as been reported this week.  Trials using the new medication called lecanemab have shown that it slows down dementia. The medication is not commercially available yet, but the results means that it is becoming more and more important to test your loved ones for dementia so that you can catch it early and get help. Using our app, you can test your loved ones regularly and monitor their cognitive performance over time.  This will alert you to any sign of dementia so that you can hekp them as soon as it's needed.  Sign up now! Photo by  Hal Gatewood  on  Unsplash

Talking about dementia testing can be threatening, and convincing your loved ones to take a test can be challenging.  However, it's an important thing to do.  No one wants to regret it later if they could have given their loved ones timely help to extend their healthy life.  In this post we help you prepare for talking to your loved ones about dementia testing in a way that is positive and constructive.  The right approach can help alleviate any fears and contribute to you reaching a positive result for all. Keep it Positive Because it is a sensitive and personal subject, conversations about dementia testing can be emotional, and even confrontational.  It is common to react to fear with anger or by closing up and becoming non-communicative.  Such reactions can get in the way of testing. To avoid negative reactions, it can be helpful to present the test as an activity you can do together, that has the added value of checking that your loved ones do NOT show ...

Our care app lets you test your loved ones for signs of cognitive impairment and dementia.  It also allows you to track their results over time to catch any changes for the worse and signs of dementia that should be looked at by a doctor.  The app is intuitive and requires little more than a login and an internet connection.  Your loved ones will have tasks presented to them which will test their memory and understanding.  You will follow along remotely and in real time, recording whether or not they give the right answers by ticking the given boxes. After you have registered to use the app, doing a test currently includes the following steps: Connect with the person you are administering the test to by voice call before you start. Start a new test from the app (while you're still on the voice call)  Send the tests Internet link to your loved one so they can connect (the app will show you when they’re connected)  Read the instructions for each task to your ...

 The migration of people from rural to urban areas breaks up the extended family with new generations moving from towns to cities and from one country to another. It is difficult for generations that live far apart to look after and care for each other. As a result, many care functions fall to strangers and professionals. This can be unsettling for those who need care as well as resulting in care that is expensive or insufficient. Modern technologies, including smart phones, the Internet, Artificial Intelligence and robotics makes it possible for people who live far from their loved ones to regain some of the care functions they have lost and to start to bring families back together. Kindbot’s mission is to provide such care technologies. Initially this will happen through apps that help you to evaluate and track the cognitive and mental health of your loved ones. Later, we plan to provide remotely controlled sensors and actuators to help you interact with your loved ones, includin...