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By: info@aliveactiv...
On: 10th June 2013

Thanks to funding from the Nominet Trust, we've been able to offer a number of fully funded one-to-one sessions (known as Virtual Wishes) to care homes in need. One-to-one sessions are provided for residents who are not able to leave their rooms or join in with group activities. This could be people with advanced dementia, learning disabilities or mobility problems.

In a one-to-one session, an Alive! presenter uses an iPad with the resident to help them engage in activities which they most enjoy. more >

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My first session at DITS

By: sbradley@ageukn...
On: 15th May 2013

I've just joined the staff team at Age UK North Craven and was really excited to go find out about the DITS project. I wanted to see how the tables are turned as young volunteers learn how to share their digital enthusiasm and knowhow with older people.

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The 'Connect' projects helps older carers

By: hollym@grcc.org.uk
On: 23rd April 2013

GRCC has been successfully running the Connect project since April 2011 with funding from the Nominet Trust. The aim of the project is to help anyone over the age of 55 and living in Gloucestershire to use a computer and get ‘online.’ Connect aims to help people, especially those living in the more rural areas of the county at whatever their level of ability and experience, to become more confident in using a computer and the internet.

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Songs and dances of love

By: info@aliveactiv...
On: 22nd April 2013

In today's special Valentine's themed guided reminiscence session, John requested ‘The Last Waltz’ and everybody sang with him with such enthusiasm. Afterwards I asked why he’d chosen that song and he told me that it was the first dance he’d had with his wife when he first met her at a tea dance at the Bournemouth Pavilion in 1943. They were married in 1946. more >

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New features on the SharedWalk communication service

By: Charles Crook
On: 2nd April 2013

Good progress has been made in extending the functionality and reach of "sharedwalk" - an internet service to help support individuals keep in touch through visual communication. Of particular concerrn are the elderly alone. Their family, friends, relatives (or volunteers) can share experience through a simple visual uploading service from a smartphone app.

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Digital inclusion, young volunteers mentor older people

By: carola@ukyouth.org
On: 16th February 2013

“They are really interacting – and it is what should be happening – all enjoying the time that they are spending together. Residents have been involved in BBQ parties but nothing that was as effective as the Gen2Gen project.” Regional Manager

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