Memory Aid

MemoryAid is a fully customisable home support device designed to empower people living with dementia to lead independent and meaningful lives, connect to their loved ones, and do activities that are valuable to them. MemoryAid leverages the familiar “call to action” of a ringing phone, enabling people with dementia to keep in touch with others via intuitive video calling, as well as offering personalised reminders for daily activities and prompts for initiating meaningful pursuits. People living with dementia and their carers use a companion app to design their own prompts, using photos from their own house, and recording instructions in their preferred voice and language. Prompts may include having a drink of water (daily activities), as well as video-calling a friend (meaningful pursuits).  

About the team

The MemoryAid project team is based at Western Sydney University’s MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development and is partnered with researchers at Deakin University’s Applied Artificial Intelligence. Drawing on three years of collaborative research, MemoryAid is inspired by the team’s experience supporting family members living with dementia, as well as their academic expertise in autobiographical memory. The team is composed of biomedical engineers, software developers, and co-design and AI experts.