Providing digital services for people with dementia and their caregivers is one of digiDEM Bayern's missions. Therefore, the digiDEM Bayern team has developed two new, free online services: The caregiver traffic light helps caregivers recognize their personal burden. The digital hearing screening provides indications of whether...
Living healthier, taking better care of oneself – many people resolve to do this at the start of the year. However, for one particular group, this is especially difficult: family caregivers often don't think enough about themselves. Yet, they themselves are often exposed to high burdens. To make them aware of their own situation, the…
Three-quarters of people in Germany requiring care are looked after at home by relatives, by “Germany's largest nursing service.” These relatives are often exposed to high levels of stress and think too little or too late about their own health. To make them aware of their own situation, digiDEM Bayern has developed a new, free online service: ...
There are already a number of digital offerings related to dementia, including self-tests. However, a scientific basis is lacking for most of them. In contrast, the digiDEM Bayern Angehörigenampel is based on a standardized questionnaire whose effectiveness has been proven in two extensive studies. The basis of the Angehörigenampel is the short form of the...
Bavaria Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care: Information and Contact Points The Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care (StMGP) brings together comprehensive information on the topic of dementia on an overview page, including advice and support for relatives. Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care: Dementia – Improving Living Conditions for People with Dementia Competence Center for Dementia…
Safety, exchange, and support – these points are extremely important, especially for people with dementia. Regular support services and care services are a firm pillar here. However, they were severely restricted or even closed due to the Corona lockdown – from one day to the next. British researchers have now examined the effects on those affected and…
The market for digital health applications is booming. Numerous dementia self-tests are also available with just a click. But how reliable and reputable are such tests? And how can one tell? A research team wanted to shed light on the app “jungle” and searched for information on the effectiveness of dementia self-tests. With limited success. According to the...
What do oral health and mental abilities have to do with each other? According to studies, there is a connection. For instance, people with memory problems might have worse teeth in the long run because it simply becomes more difficult for them to remember to brush their teeth regularly. A study from Great Britain has now shown that mental...
Im Alter treten häufig mehrere Erkrankungen gleichzeitig auf. Es kann zu einer Verschlechterung der geistigen Fähigkeiten kommen, ebenso zu Schwerhörigkeit und Gebrechlichkeit. Eine Studie aus Japan hat nun den Zusammenhang zwischen diesen drei altersbedingten Beeinträchtigungen unter die Lupe genommen. Frühere Studien hätten bereits einen Zusammenhang zwischen Hörschädigungen und Demenz gefunden, …
Die Digitalisierung spielt sich in allen Bereichen unseres Lebens ab: ob am Arbeitsplatz, in der Freizeit oder auch in unserem Zuhause. Vor allem hier kann sie wertvolle Unterstützung leisten: wenn es etwa darum geht, so lange wie möglich in den eigenen vier Wänden leben zu können. In unserem Webinar Digitalisierung …
