Top tips from our speech and language therapists to help you engage your loved ones with Memory Lane games
Using the Memory Lane Games App couldn’t be easier. Following 2 years of use by researchers, clinicians, therapists and families we have learned some valuable techniques and tips which will help you use the App to:
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Calm individuals from agitation
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Distract and engage to facilitate therapies, personal care or treatments
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Reduce restlessness and agitation
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Support family visits (with all age groups!)
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Renewed sense of self
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Re-ignite memories and start wonderful conversations
Top tips from our speech and language therapists to help you engage your loved ones with Memory Lane games
Clinical Introduction
Helen McAskill, clinical research director, explains how the Memory Lane Game app can be used to help improve the quality of life for people who live with Dementia, their loved ones and their carers.
Memory Lane Games in practice
Kait Clavette, speech and language therapist, talks about how the Memory Lane Games app helps her to practice important skills used within therapy.
How to invite someone to play
Kait Clavette, speech and language therapist, explains the best way to invite someone else to play Memory Lane Games with you, in a way that's motivating.
How to choose the right game
With thousands of games to choose from on the Memory Lane Games app, Kait Clavette, speech and language therapist, explains how to pick the right one to get started.
Setting up your environment
Kait Clavette, speech and language therapist, takes us through how to set up an ideal environment to play the Memory Lane Games app, successfully and distraction-free.
How to clearly ask a question
Memory Lane Games aim to spark conversations and encourage asking questions. Clare Pickering, speech and language therapist explains how to ask a question clearly.
Using all forms of communication
Talking is not the only form of communication, Clare Pickering, speech and language therapist, explains how to use all forms of communication effectively.
Using pauses in questions
Using pauses during gameplay offers the opportunity for conversation, Kate Clavette, speech and language therapist, explains how to do this effectively to spark conversation.
Diverting attention
Kait Clavette, speech and language therapist, explains how the Memory Lane Games app can be used to grab someone's attention and make tasks that may be difficult a bit easier.