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 […]
Continue readingDr. 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 […]
Continue reading3 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. […]
Continue readingTesting the MemorC app at One Kalakaua Senior Living, Honolulu, Hawaii
In the last several months, we’ve been testing our app to see what works and what doesn’t work*. One person who has helped us a great deal is Lute Manumanu, Lead Activities at One Kalakaua Senior Living a premier senior living community in Honolulu. She helped us with testing of seniors […]
Continue readingCan life still be good?
When a person’s memory declines, how does it feel? Can life still be good? On a bright and beautiful Sunday morning, we were invited to talk with May at her home in Manoa Valley. May is a friendly, outgoing person. Her daughter, Kathy, tells us that in the past she […]
Continue readingHow do you develop a “dementia-friendly” community?
Dr. Christy Nishita, a Researcher and Gerontologist at the Center on Aging, University of Hawai’I, has thought about this a lot and recently gave a presentation at the Kuakini Medical Center called “Building a Dementia Capable System in Hawaii.” I had a chance to chat with Dr. Nishita about inter-generational […]
Continue readingMeet one of our app testers
The MemoriesConnect team interviewed a recent app “tester” Marie-Louise Ansak and she is not your ordinary senior. Originally from Switzerland and a life-long traveler, she’s led an accomplished life. She’ll celebrate her 90th birthday in August. At the age of 65, Marie-Louise retired after an amazing career as a social […]
Continue readingOur thoughts as we move forward
Dr. Warren, Founder If you love older people, they love you back a lot more. I learned that as a young doctor when I worked at a place called “On Lok” in San Francisco Chinatown. After many years of working as a geriatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii, I’m really excited about […]
Continue readingAnd the Winner is . . .
Over the past several weeks, we received a good number of responses regarding the app’s name and icon. Thank you all for your great contributions! But with so many excellent ideas, it was very difficult to choose. With several good options to choose from, the best name that we thought […]
Continue readingMeeting Caregivers at AARP’s Annual Conference
Hawaii Caregivers Get a First Look at the New MemoriesConnect App! The team presented the MemoriesConnect App at AARP’s Annual Caregiving Conference Saturday, March 24, at the Manoa Grand Ballroom, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. “AARP sponsors this conference to provide caregivers with knowledge and to relieve some of […]
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