Our use of iPads means that care home residents can engage with the newest technology in order to stimulate their creativity and aid reminiscence. We use apps and the internet in group settings and 1-2-1 to allow care home residents to create art, make music or view video clips which they remember from their youth.

The internet provides an endless resource for reminiscence materials. Whatever each resident wants to see, whether it's a song, video or picture, it can be provided in seconds. By re-connecting with their hobbies, passions and memories, care home residents can once again feel proud of themselves and their achievements. This is an important part of valuing and supporting older people in residential care who may not otherwise be able to experience this.

Residents have reported feeling happy about being re-connected with their memories and we've heard some amazing stories from our reminiscence sessions. We'd like to keep bringing this new technology into care homes so that more and more socially isolated older people can access it. At the moment, we only have 4 iPads to share across over 100 care homes. Funding will also go towards training for care home staff so that they can use iPads and the internet outside of our activity sessions.