Summary:
This webinar will focus on how rehabilitation and technology can help people living with dementia stay at home longer and live more independently. While rehabilitation is often thought of as something that restores or improves abilities, it is just as important to maintain the abilities people already have. Keeping those skills can help individuals continue to do everyday tasks without needing extra support. We will also discuss how technology can assist people living with dementia in completing daily tasks, staying safe, and reducing the risk of falls. Topics will include the use of self-cueing, exercises to improve balance, and even video games that can help with rehabilitation.
We will also share information about two studies looking at how technology and games are being used to make rehabilitation more effective for people living with dementia.
For more information on the studies:
Click links to learn more:
Task Sequencing & Dementia Study
Bootle Blast (Exercise Video Game) & Dementia Study
Have questions about these study listings? Email Victoria.Telford@camh.ca
This webinar is presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance
About the Presenters
Christina Commisso, MSc Candidate at Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Christina Commisso is a first-year MSc candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at University of Toronto and at the KITE Research Institute. Christina’s research focuses on the use and development of technology that supports people with dementia to complete activities of daily living more independently. Christina has worked in this area of research since 2022.
Erica Dove, PhD Candidate at Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Erica Dove is a final-year PhD candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto and at the KITE Research Institute. Erica’s research focuses on the creative application of technology to support the health, function, and well-being of people living with dementia. Erica has worked in this area of research since 2014.
