Vivid-Pix launches caregiver holiday package for loved ones of adults living with dementia

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Vivid-Pix, a leader in AgeTech, announced the Vivid-Pix Caregiver Holiday Package, a gift supporting friends and family whose loved ones have dementia. With the Caregiver Holiday Package, caregivers can relive treasured times, gently redirect during moments of agitation, and create connections with loved ones with dementia, prompting conversations, story-sharing, and somatic responses.  Available immediately, the Vivid-Pix Caregiver Holiday Package is priced at: $249.95, plus save an additional $50 in holiday savings with coupon code: Caregiver2025 for $199.95 ($318.98 if purchased separately). 

The Caregiver Holiday Package includes Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software to easily scan images and memorabilia and preserve stories with virtually any scanner or all-in-one printer, the photo Reminiscence Therapy (pRT) Education & Training Guide based on 2024-2025 research conducted by Vivid-Pix, National Institute for Dementia Education (NIDE) Standards of Excellence (SOE) Council, and CERTUS Institute and the Vivid-Pix Memory Cards Online Service to create 10 printed cards that combine treasured images with memory captions to connect with loved ones (additional cards are also available for purchase).

With the Holiday Package, older adults, the mobility-challenged, storytellers, and family historians relive cherished memories with photos, household items, and music to reminisce, connect, and share memories with loved ones, accoridng to the company.

“photo Reminiscence Therapy (pRT) research has shown the importance of photos and activities that nurture brain health, improve cognition, assist family historians and caregivers, and create connections,” said Rick Voight, CEO, Vivid-Pix. “We have integrated this research into products and services for simple operation, to have fun, and to age well.”

At the recent National Genealogical Society (NGS) conference, Vivid-Pix, FamilySearch and NGS held a Symposium on Healthy Aging and Family History in Louisville, Kentucky. Sheri Rose, CEO, Thrive Center, discussed the impact of neglecting to share family stories on heritage and the family. “I can’t tell you how many people come into the Thrive Center and say, ‘I never captured those stories of my dad or my grandfather and I wish I had done that.” 

Vivid-Pix Caregiver Holiday Package Includes:

  • Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software: 
    • Software scans, restores, archives, and creates audio/video stories from photos, documents, and memorabilia to share with friends and family. 
    • One-click easy to use with big buttons.
    • Works with most existing scanners, including scanners from Brother, Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, HP, Lexmark, Ricoh, and even all-in-one printer/copier/scanner devices, 
    • Available at: https://www.vivid-pix.com/memorystationsoftware/ 
    • Additional Vivid-Pix Memory Station scanner is also available at: www.memorystation.com. 
  • Vivid-Pix Memory Cards Online Service: 
    • Select 10 favorite images and create 10 printed cards (additional cards can be purchased). 
    • Create memory captions for photos from memories discussed with the loved one.
    • Professionally printed, rounded corners, durable 5×7 cards contain 10 different images with captions for $39.99 – add up to 5 additional cards at $4 each.
    • Free shipping.
    • Designed for home and professional environments.
    • Available at: https://www.vivid-pix.com/memorycards/.
  • photo Reminiscence Therapy (pRT) Education and Guide: 
    • Utilize photos, mementos, and cognitive memories to create a connection with loved ones and patients with dementia through conversation, resulting in profound improvements in socialization, reducing isolation, loneliness, depression, and agitation. 
    • Created by the National Institute for Dementia Education (NIDE), Friends and Family pRT Education (professional education earning 1.5 nurse and dementia CEUs available).
    • Weekly videos and step-by-step instructions guide using pRT to improve engagement, based on 2024-2025 research conducted by Vivid-Pix, National Institute for Dementia Education (NIDE) Standards of Excellence (SOE) Council, CERTUS Institute, see: https://www.vivid-pix.com/education/, https://nid.education/nide-publications.html.