tellJoan is a messaging system to help people with memory loss carry out their day to day activities. It has been developed through personal experience of caring for a family member. Messages can include for example, reminders of appointments and visits by friends, details of upcoming events and birthdays, or simply greetings from a family member along with their photograph.

Family members, friends and carers can enter messages via a straightforward and easy to use Message Maintenance system. A clear, fully automated Message Display system, requiring no computer knowledge, displays the messages and can be tailored to meet the needs of individuals. The 2 systems communicate via the internet.

Messages can be scheduled to appear automatically at different times of day and can be scheduled in advance. The system can be set to prompt a person to look at the screen (screen flash and/or audio prompts) and will also speak messages if required. See our Video: tellJoan Video.

Priority Messages can also be set up to require a response when a task has been completed (e.g. Please take your medication). The system can notify a family member, friend or carer if there has been no response.

A Message Alert option provides a very easy way of sending a message which scrolls across the Message screen. The entry is simple enough that the message can be sent via a phone and will automatically disappear from the screen at the requested time.

In rest mode, the screen shows personally selected photographs and pictures and will always show the time/day/date. Press of a button will swap the screen between the messages and the screen saver pictures, no computer knowledge is required and not even a keyboard is necessary for the Message Display system.