In November during National Family Caregiver Month, AARP Hawaii invited caregiving expert and author Amy Goyer to speak at local AARP caregiving workshops. The workshops were held across the Hawaiian islands including sessions in Kauai, Maui, Hawaii Island and Oahu. We were thrilled to meet Amy Goyer, AARP’s National Caregiving […]
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University of Hawaii MBA students join the MemoriesConnect Team
We are excited! Two exceptional MBA students from the MGT 650 class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Shidler College of Business chose to work with us and share their skills, expertise, and young talent with the MemoriesConnect team. Erin Wong is working on a Master of Accounting Degree, […]
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand :)
Aloha, We’re focusing on a new feature: Short videos that are entertaining, fun and educational. Connecting us to people with memory problems and to their caregivers. Our Goal is to provide some “WOW’S, fantastic” in the MemorC app. One wow is reinforcement of memories with photos of loved ones. Our […]
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Get the App
We are excited to announce the “new and improved” version of MemorC that is $0.99 cents a month. A major feature of the MemorC subscription is a mailbox where messages together with photos can be sent to the person with memory problems. The new subscription will also provide meaningful, exciting […]
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MemorC – the app that connects memory impaired people with the ones they love
Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society Webinar https://youtu.be/7sgElCZHIj8?t=131
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2019 in Pictures :)
The MemoriesConnect Team is networking, networking, networking! We’re busy building our MemoriesConnect community in Oahu and beyond. Here’s some of our 2019 meetings and presentations. Each was an opportunity to gain insight and feedback to help develop a solid product, “MemorC”, a tablet based app that re-enforces memory and connection […]
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MemorC in New York
Holger and I recently traveled to the East Coast, visiting family and friends in Manhattan. As an added bonus, we reached out to a leading dementia care community in New York City. We were fortunate to meet Nancy Hendley-Branscomb, Dementia Care Trainer at CaringKind. She studied art and eventually found […]
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MemorC now available on iPad® and iPhone®
Our first update to the original version of MemorC is now available for installation from the Apple App Store®. The new version works on the iPhone in addition to iPads, which makes use of the app much easier for the administrator (the administrator is the person who prepares the app […]
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Dr. Warren Interview on ThinkTech Hawaii – Aging with Grace
Jay Fidell, host of Think Tech’s program, “Aging with Grace” talks with Dr. Warren Wong, Clinical Professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Wong spent the majority of his career providing consultant care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and […]
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3 Quick Things – Your Christmas Gift to Us!
Hi, Wow, we did it. Through all our twists, turns and fixes, we were able to get the MemorC app in to the Apple Store before Christmas. That’s our gift to ourselves!! But there’s a lot more for us to do. Can you give as a little gift too??? 1. […]
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