MEMORY MAGIC: AN INTERVENTION GAME FOR DEMENTIA

居住设施的工作人员和家中的家庭照顾者面临着破坏性行为、与环境脱节以及痴呆症患者经常表现出的其他问题的挑战。记忆干预显示，作为一种行为技术，帮助工作人员和家庭照顾者提高痴呆症患者的生活质量是有希望的。为患有痴呆症的老年人开发一种引人入胜的游戏活动是有市场潜力的，它提供适当水平的认知和身体参与，访问长期记忆，集中注意力和注意力，为不同痴呆症水平和不同队列的人提供高成功机会，并且是防水和可洗涤的。对一种新游戏活动的初步测试表明，玩游戏可以增加对社会环境的积极参与。第一阶段的研究将改进游戏，开发原型，并指定在养老院、辅助生活和成人日托环境中使用产品的最佳产品功能、特征和好处。Il阶段的研究将在全国测试中评估改进后的原型，将游戏改编为家庭使用，最终完成产品设计，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设施已表示有兴趣购买Memory MagicTM，以提高居民的生活质量和护理。据估计，仅25,000家养老院就有180万痴呆症患者。另有280万人住在家里。梅诺拉公园老年中心、Montefiore Home、Judson Park和Rockynol长老会等设施都对Memory MagicTM表示了强烈的兴趣。

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.