Caring for individuals with dementia is very difficult and frustrating task, especially for home caregivers. We have created
two remote assisting systems, the remote reminiscence talking and scheduling prompter using video phone, and used them with
four individuals with dementia living in their homes. For two out of four individuals, reminiscence talking and scheduling
prompter are effective
... [Show full abstract] respectably, compared to TV watching and care giver’s instructions. The psychological stability of
one individual has continued for three hours even after the remote reminiscence talking finished. We suggest that remote reminiscence
talking and scheduling prompter are very promising for caring individuals with dementia, although further revisions are required.