Brain Injury Experts Recommend Mobile Apps for People with Memory Impairments

Shepherd Center therapists recommend apps for memory aids, home management, medical management, education and brain exercise.

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A mobile device user with a visual impairment tests Android's Google Talkback, which provides audio feedback to identify applications icons before double tapping to activate.

Speech-Language Pathologist Tracey Wallace

Speech-Language Pathologist Tracey Wallace treats patients with brain injury at Shepherd Center. Photo by Louie Favorite

Stroke Rehabilitation

Speech-language pathologist Lateia Scott leads stroke patient Kristie Tant, right, in speech therapy using an iPad. Photo by Gary Meek

Shepherd Center speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists have compiled a list of recommend mobile apps for memory aids, home management, medical management, education and brain exercise. They have used these apps with brain injury and stroke patients as part of their inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs at Shepherd Center.

Here are some of the most popular apps, many of which are available for both Apple and Google devices. A complete list is available in the PDF download above.

For memory and planning aids, try:

Fantastical 2
Evernote
Penultimate
TextMinder
Remember the Milk

For home management, try:

HomeRoutines
Bill Keeper
Grocery List Free

For medical management, try:

PillBoxie
My Medical Info
My Fitness Pal

For education, try:

iStudiez Lite
Paper Helper
3D Brain

For brain exercises, try:

iJewels
Lumosity
Fuzzy Memory
Matrix-Game 2
Racing Penguin

For more information on brain injury rehabilitation services at Shepherd Center, click here.

About Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.