Design of a communication tool for conversation between volunteers & sufferers of dementia.

People with dementia live in their own, apparently strangeworld. Social contacts and conversations still need to be encouraged though.  Dementia sufferers enjoy communicating and need listeners! HEROES appeals to the good deeds in our society. For the first point of entry into the foreign world of dementia, HEROES is the right equipment.. HEROES consists of two glasses, a cookie tin and a bottle of water. Behavioural advice hidden the glasses give a feeling of safety during the conversation with dementia sufferers. Toasting the other person emotiolises the moment and and creates trust. A positive side effect is the increased fluid intake, which is demonstrably beneficial for brain function. Cookies, printed with different symbols offer further topics of conversation.