MEMORY MAGIC: AN INTERVENTION GAME FOR DEMENTIA

养老院的工作人员和家中的家庭护理人员面临着破坏性行为、脱离环境以及痴呆症患者经常出现的其他问题的挑战。记忆干预作为一种行为技术有望帮助工作人员和家庭护理人员改善痴呆症患者的生活质量。为老年痴呆症患者开发一种具有吸引力的游戏活动的市场潜力是存在的，这种活动可以提供适当水平的认知和身体参与，获得长期记忆，集中注意力和注意力，为不同程度的痴呆症患者和不同人群提供高成功率，并且防水和可清洗。一项新游戏活动的试点测试表明，游戏增加了玩家对社交环境的积极参与。第一阶段的研究将改进游戏，开发原型，并指定最佳产品功能，特性和产品在养老院，辅助生活和成人日托环境中的使用。第一阶段的研究将在国家测试中评估一个完善的原型，使游戏适应家庭使用，最终确定产品设计，并探索第三阶段商业化的制造要求。拟议的商业应用：长期护理、辅助生活和成人日托机构表示有兴趣购买Memory MagicTM，以提高居民的生活质量和护理质量。据估计，仅在2.5万个养老院就有180万痴呆症患者。另有280万人住在家里。设施，如烛台公园中心的老年人，蒙蒂菲奥里之家，贾德森公园，和Rockynol长老会之家都表达了对记忆魔术的浓厚兴趣。

Staff in residential facilities and family caregivers at home are challenged by disruptive behaviors, disengagement from the environment, and other problems often displayed by people with dementia. Memory interventions show promise as a behavioral technique to help staff and family caregivers improve the quality of life for people with dementia. Market potential exists for development of an engaging game activity for elderly with dementia that provides appropriate levels of cognitive and physical involvement, accesses long-term memories, focuses attention and concentration, provides a high probability of success for people at different levels of dementia and in different cohorts, and is water-proof and washable. Pilot tests of a new game activity indicate that play increases active engagement with the social environment. Phase I research will improve the game, develop prototypes and specify optimum product function, features and benefits for product use in nursing homes, assisted living, and adult day care settings. Phase Il research will evaluate a refined prototype in a national test, adapt the game for in- home use, finalize product design, and explore manufacturing requirements for Phase III commercialization. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Long-term care, assisted living and adult day care facilities have expressed interest in purchasing Memory MagicTM to increase the quality of life and care for residents. An estimated 1.8 million persons with dementia reside in 25,000 nursing homes alone. Another 2.8 million live at home. Facilities such as Menorah Park Center for the Aging, Montefiore Home, Judson Park, and Rockynol Presbyterian Homes have expressed strong interest in Memory MagicTM.