Jane Souyave, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), “In collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society and Relish, the Fidget Widget Toolkit is the result of 8 years of research and development and provides an opportunity for those with advanced dementia to be engaged in meaningful activities that enhance personal wellbeing. ![]() “Dementia is a devastating condition, and while our funded researchers are hard at work to find a cure, it’s great to see the brilliant ideas that we have helped make a reality, being employed to help people with dementia right now.” Improve wellbeing for those who have difficulty with words or are experiencing fidgeting behaviourįiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, says: “The Fidget Widget toolkit addresses an unmet need for people with fidgeting behaviours, a group which can be overlooked or labelled ‘difficult to manage’.Intuitive: No right or wrong way to use it.Designed to bring comfort to busy hands and unsettled minds.Invite someone with dementia to delight in the simple pleasure of twisting, turning, sliding, rolling and spinning in the hand or practise the repetitive movements. The Complete Toolkit includes 5 specially designed widgets, each with a particular motion. As there is no right or wrong way to use our Fidget Widgets, users can discover their own creative ways to explore and interact with tools. The Fidget Widget engages touch, feel, and repetitive movements to calm and engage with busy hands and unsettled minds. ![]() ![]() The Fidget Widget has been designed in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Society and the University of Central Lancashire, to improve the well-being of people in the later stages of dementia, by supporting their psychological needs to feel occupied, engaged and included in a meaningful activity of their choice.
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