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Light technology engages people with dementia
A Kent-based company is using light technology to engage people living with dementia.
Social-Ability, in Tonbridge, provides interactive light technology for care homes and hospitals.
The company has created interactive games that can be projected onto surfaces such as tables, walls and ceilings.
John Ramsay, managing director, said: “It’s possible for people living with dementia to lead happy, fulfilling lives when they’re supported with the right resources.”
The company said its users had seen significant improvements in social wellbeing and care homes had seen a reduction in antipsychotic drug use after using the technology.
A spokesperson said that by engaging their senses in comfortable environments, light activities can prompt memory recall and bring people real happiness.
Mr Ramsay was inspired by his experience of caring for his father, who had dementia.
“We are tapping into the joy and happiness that still exists for people with dementia,” he added.
“Our technology with interactive lights is creating incredible engagement.”
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“Now we have over 60 clients a month and have developed over 800 rolls just this year,” he adds.
A two year clinical trial to revolutionise hip surgery using a state-of-the-art robotic guidance system has been taking place in Devon.
The research, which is the first of its kind in the world, is being led by The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Exeter.
The ‘hip surgical techniques to enhance rehabilitation’ (HIPSTER) study aims to improve the experience of people having a total hip replacement to treat severe arthritis by cutting fewer tendons during surgery.
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The 45-year-old was advised to have it removed in case it turned cancerous but she was warned the surgery would also leave her with a dent in her neck and possible paralysis.
Desperate to avoid being permanently disfigured, she researched alternatives and discovered a new technique using a hologram which could save her smile.
Last month the mother-of-one, from Edinburgh, became the first person to undergo the pioneering operation in Scotland.
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