A Framework for Using Cognitive Assessment Games for People Living with Dementia

Abstract

With the rapidly aging population and the rising number of people living with dementia (PLWD), there is an increasing demand for programming and activities that can promote the health and well-being of PLWD. Mitigating staffing and budgetary constraints, affordable technology can offer valuable support to this effort. Serious games for dementia have become an active research area, including cognitive assessment games, but the games developed thus far have typically been subjected to relatively limited validation. In this paper, we discuss some potential use cases for using cognitive assessment games to improve dementia care. Then we provide a framework for designing and validating cognitive assessment games for PLWD.