A software app to support creativity in dementia care

Authors:
Kos Zachos;Neil Maiden;Kristine Pitts;Sara Jones;Ian Turner;Malcolm Rose;Kevin Pudney;Julie MacManus
Affiliations:
City University London, Northampton Square, London, UK;City University London, Northampton Square, London, UK;City University London, Northampton Square, London, UK;City University London, Northampton Square, London, UK;Registered Nursing Home Association, Tunnel Lane, Birmingham, UK;Registered Nursing Home Association, Tunnel Lane, Birmingham, UK;Registered Nursing Home Association, Tunnel Lane, Birmingham, UK;MediaTel Ltd, London, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This paper reports a new mobile software app to support creative thinking by carers for people with dementia. The design of the app was informed by both pre-studies that demonstrated the potential of investigating challenging behaviors in non-care domains to improve person-centered care, and a model of creative problem solving adapted to dementia care. The resulting app implements different versions of the Other Worlds creativity technique to generate then reflect on ideas to improve resident care. An evaluation of the app in one residential home revealed that carers were able to use the app as described in the model, and deliver novel care to one resident in the home.