Caring for people with dementia will be one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
Advancing technology can offer ways to augment and supplement human care for
people with dementia, providing that systems are sensibly designed with the needs of
potential users always taken into account.

CIRCA is a new company founded by a multi-disciplinary team of academics who develop
computer-based technologies to support people living with dementia. The team from the
Universities of Dundee and St Andrews in Scotland, have been working together for nearly
10 years and bring together expertise in the fields of design, psychology and computer science.

The company is named after the team’s internationally renowned conversation support system
‘CIRCA’ (Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid)