“Managing care of residents with dementia? There’s an app for that,” by Alicia Lasek, McKnight’s LTC News

“A dementia care app for residents and long-term care community managers has won top prize in a technology competition sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. MapHabit is mobile software that visually guides people with dementia and their caregivers through activities of daily living. Using visual cues, it prompts users to follow simple commands to perform daily tasks, such as taking pills or brushing teeth.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

A benign use for our electronic leash?