Health and Disability

Project StoryKeeper, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving family heritage and announced that new findings by the Alzheimer's Association are increasing the need to document the life stories of patients. Caregivers of Alzheimer's patients can get access to Project StoryKeeper's interviewing technology by visiting http://www.storykeeper.org.

"The Alzheimer's Association just announced that one in eight Baby Boomers can expect to develop the disease," said Dennis Stack, Founder of Project StoryKeeper. "That means that more and more family histories - and the richness they hold - will be slipping away if we don't do something now to preserve them. We think Project StoryKeeper is a great way for families and caregivers of all ages to use the latest technology to keep family legacies going strong."

Targeted towards caregivers, Project StoryKeeper's online training program includes questions, interviewing techniques, and recording tips to be used in drawing out the personal histories of senior citizens at home or within elder care settings such as hospices, assisted living facilities, and home care agencies.

Capturing life stories - through technology.

Captured stories can be posted and archived on a private family web page on http://www.lifelenz.com. LifeLenz is a family-centric social network designed to enable families to easily preserve their legacy, stay in touch and communicate in ways not possible before. The tools LifeLenz provides allow for caregivers and family members to share in each other's lives through text, audio, video and photographs.

Easy-to-use online communication tool.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
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