Alexa is helping north-east dementia sufferers to enjoy independence

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Technology is being successfully embraced to help people in the north-east suffering from dementia.
Last January councillors on the Garioch area committee approved £600 in cash from the Charles Ogg Fund for buying Amazon Alexa smart speakers.
The popular device, known as a virtual assistant, can interact with someone’s voice, play music, set alarms, play audiobooks and providing information like weather and news.
It is hoped that by using the devices people diagnosed with dementia and living in their own homes can use the speaker to support them and develop their own routines.
Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) made the funding application but the money was not spent.

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