Best apps…

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Buddy provides advice on every challenge a person with Alzheimer’s presents, from wandering to bathroom use. Professional 24-hour help is also available at the push of a button.

CareZone will help an elderly person track medications, and it has a journal that makes it easy to share updates with loved ones. A caregiver can also use it to store important information, including doctors’ numbers, photos of meds, and scans of insurance cards.

The Dementia-Friendly Home uses illustrations to show caregivers how to make a home safer and friendlier for someone coping with memory loss.

Memory Box! is designed to stir memories in people with dementia. Users enter a year of birth, then can choose musical, visual, or written prompts to initiate conversations about the past. The Music Box feature plays old songs, via Spotify, that should be familiar. Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune