Stable choices reduce the need to remember steps.
CANADIAN PROTOTYPE · FAMILY PILOT
ACCESSIBLE MEDIA FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
Bring home a little closer.
Keep family, memories, and home within reach.
Designed independently by Savannah Sidle. Project originated in 2024.
RESIDENTThree familiar choices.
FAMILY OR CARE TEAMSet it up once. Keep it simple for you and your loved one.Residents never manage settings, accounts, networks, or updates.
Family, pets, places, language, music, traditions, and favourite programs.
No cameras, passive listening, or behavioural scoring.
THE PRODUCT PROMISE
Keep the people, places, and moments that matter close.
EZ-TV brings family photographs, pet videos, favourite music, familiar places, messages, trusted programs, cultural traditions, and daily routines together on one simple screen.
FOUR CLEAR LAYERS
What EZ-TV is, and what families actually need
The EZ-TV experience
The resident screen, caregiver tools, personal library, routines, automatic playback, offline cache, and recovery after restarts.
Use a screen already there
Run EZ-TV on a supported smart TV, streaming device, tablet, or computer. No EZ-TV box is required when the device can run it reliably.
For an older television
A preconfigured, ordinary HDMI device can add EZ-TV. Custom hardware waits until real pilots prove it is necessary.
Setup and support handled
Optional preparation, installation, connectivity, updates, and recovery for families or facilities that need a hands-off route.
PERSONAL MEANS PERSONAL
People, pets, places, and culture
A life profile can include names and relationships, pet photos and videos, familiar neighbourhoods, home languages, regional music, faith or cultural traditions, holidays, recipes, sports, and stories. Families approve what belongs. EZ-TV handles when and how it appears.
NO TELEVISION?
Start with the easiest useful screen
Start by testing an available tablet or computer. An inexpensive television, monitor, or preconfigured screen could be a future option. No EZ-TV hardware package or installation service is currently available.
CAREGIVER EFFORT BUDGET
Set up the meaning. Automate the maintenance
A caregiver creates the profile and approves content once. EZ-TV should schedule, cache, rotate, recover, and keep working by itself. Adding something new stays optional.
CANADA-FIRST · DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC
WHY EZ-TV
Designed around recognition,
not navigation.
EZ-TV is being designed to keep a person’s familiar world accessible when remembering how to operate technology becomes difficult. Familiar people, places, voices, and routines should remain available between visits, including on days when choosing or finding a remote is too much.
HOW IT WORKS
Set it up once. Keep it simple for you and your loved one.
Add what is familiar
Choose a small collection of meaningful photographs, television, music, messages, and routines.
Connect one screen
Enter a short, expiring code once. Wanda never manages an account, password, network, or settings page.
Keep three stable choices
The same large choices stay in the same place. Content changes without changing how the screen works.
Update from elsewhere
A paired caregiver changes content and routines from a phone or computer without rebuilding the resident experience.
NO TOUCHSCREEN REQUIRED
Choose the interaction that feels most familiar.
Interaction is a spectrum. A remote may suit one person and be lost or unrecognizable to another. Test what Wanda can benefit from on a difficult day, including familiar content that needs no action from her.
PROTOTYPE / TESTFamiliar content without a button press
A basic routine is available to test. Dependable scheduled playback and automatic rotation are development goals, including when the resident cannot find or use a control.
FUTURE POSSIBILITY · OPTIONALSimplified remote
Only for someone who can find, recognize, and use it reliably. Remote-free access is a core requirement.
PROTOTYPE / TESTCaregiver-controlled content
Paired updates and a basic routine can be tested. Starting media from the public caregiver preview is a simulation, not a verified remote playback service.
AVAILABLE NOW · BROWSER PROTOTYPELarge fixed controls
Large browser targets support touch or a pointer where appropriate. Fixed bedside or furniture-mounted controls would need separate testing.
PLANNED · REQUIRES USER TESTINGAdaptive switch
One or two switches can move through the three choices and select one for people with limited movement.
AVAILABLE IN A BROWSERKeyboard
Arrow, Tab, Enter, and Escape controls support setup, testing, and familiar keyboards.
OPTIONAL · PLANNEDPress-to-speak voice
Say “photos,” “show,” or “music” after pressing the voice button. No passive listening in the room.
WHO EZ-TV IS FOR
Different people need different amounts of help.
Wanda is the first real pilot. The product is being designed for families and care teams supporting people whose memory, attention, movement, vision, or confidence with technology has changed.
People who still want control
Three familiar choices replace app grids, streaming menus, passwords, and changing layouts.
People who need some support
Large fixed controls or help from a trusted person may suit some residents. Remotes, switches, and voice require individual testing.
People who need full assistance
The goal is scheduled familiar content without requiring a response or staff to start every session. The basic routine prototype needs testing in daily use.
Families and care partners
Update meaningful content from elsewhere without teaching the resident another platform.
Long-term care and memory care
Give each resident an individual familiar world while staff keep one manageable workflow.
People beyond dementia care
The same approach may help older adults and people with cognitive, motor, visual, or technology-access barriers.
THE FIRST JOB
Let Wanda find Savannah whenever she wants.
Start with a familiar photograph, Savannah’s own short message or recording, and one large button Wanda can use to send a heart back. Test this on Wanda’s screen before expanding into care-home workflows.
One familiar face and a genuine family message. An optional recording uses Savannah’s real voice.
One large tap, with no typing or scheduled call. The split-screen demo shows the exchange; sending it across devices still needs a secure return connection.
Wanda’s existing photos and choices remain. Fresh family messages are optional, not another daily job.
After Visit Message: a short family recording to revisit between visits. This concept can be evaluated after testing the familiar-message and heart-reply interactions.
THE LANDSCAPE
Existing alternatives
These products solve real problems. The useful comparison is where setup and continuing work land: with family, care staff, or the provider. Tasks vary by home and care setting. A blank staff task in a household means there is no facility involved.
ServiceStrengthFamily workFacility work, if used thereProvider / system work
EZ-TV prototypeThree-choice screen plus a resident-initiated family message and heart reply demoChoose a familiar photo and write or record a genuine message once. Real time cost is unmeasured.Wanda lives in long-term care. The first pilot needs room access and setup agreement; routine staff administration is not the goal.Browser pairing and caregiver-to-screen updates can be tested. The heart reaches the caregiver only in the split-screen simulation today.
JubileeTVRemote TV help, calls, photos, favourites, reminders, and passive viewing modesConnect equipment and sources; set preferences; share content or intervene through app.Help with room TV/source and network where facility rules allow; ongoing involvement varies.Supplies console, app, membership, and support.
Memory Lane TVLarge dementia-focused catalogue, personalized playlists, and all-day programmingSelect preferences and optional personal media; viewing may then run as a channel.Choose or start content for individual or group use; staffing depends on deployment.Provides and refreshes programming and personalization options.
KOMP / KOMP ProOne-button screen, automatic family photos and calls; Pro adds a staff portal and 4GPair device and invite family; share material when desired.Pro: provision users and optionally send messages, calls, or schedules.Provides hardware, cellular connection, updates, and organizational tools.
My Life TVDementia-friendly on-demand films for home and care settingsOpen or choose programmes at home.Select programmes for individual or group sessions.Creates and distributes the film catalogue.
LifeLoop / iN2LRich facility engagement, life stories, family sharing, calendars, and staff toolsMay contribute stories or photos through family portal.Facility onboarding, profiles, calendars, and use of engagement content.Supplies platform, content, and enterprise support.
Reviewed September 2026. Work allocation is an inference from published setup and feature descriptions, not measured caregiver or staff time. JubileeTV · Memory Lane TV · KOMP Pro · My Life TV · LifeLoop / iN2L
EZ-TV APPROACH
Keep a familiar world within reach.
A continuity and familiarity system for people living with dementia whose ability to operate technology may change or disappear. The proposed distinction is how personal content, passive access, changing abilities, and everyday care settings work together. Individual features also exist in other products; superiority has not been established.
A browser prototype with three large choices, caregiver photo organization, captions, stories, and familiar-place groups. These are prototype capabilities, not a finished care service.
Code pairing, caregiver updates, basic daily routines, and saved content during interruptions need testing on Wanda’s actual devices and room connection.
Progressive simplification, automatic photo rotation, reliable restart recovery, USB packages, mounted controls, and facility-wide delivery require further development.
PLACES YOU KNOW · PROTOTYPE / TEST
Wanda’s Newfoundland
Your world did not disappear when you entered long-term care. A small family-selected collection can bring home, the coastline, familiar communities, and people back into view.
Use photographs of her home, neighbourhood, family homes, landmarks, and old gatherings. Add a short caption or real familiar voice recalling the place. Familiar-place photo groups and voice stories are available in the paired prototype.
No map to operate or route to remember. A future gentle sequence could combine family videos, favourite music associated with home, and familiar scenery. Generic coastline imagery must never be labelled as Wanda’s actual home.
Family greetings, personal history, familiar shows, music, voices, and predictable routines can remain available when nobody adds something new. First-language and cultural material remain optional future directions. Technology supplements human contact.
PROGRESSIVE INTERACTION · FUTURE POSSIBILITY
Fewer steps as needs change.
Keep the same personal collection while a caregiver adjusts the amount of interaction. Changes should be deliberate and tested with the person, never inferred automatically from surveillance.
Stable large choices, recognizable pictures, or an optional simplified remote for someone who can use it.
One large choice or a fixed control in a familiar place. Optional familiar voice prompts only where they help.
Scheduled familiar content and gentle rotation, with quiet hours and a simple way to stop. The aim is to simplify without replacing the whole system.
FAMILIARITY THAT FOLLOWS · FUTURE POSSIBILITY
The resident should not have to remember where the technology is.
Wanda wanders frequently. A room television alone cannot meet that reality. Explore access at meaningful places throughout her day, without requiring her to carry or locate a device.
PRODUCT CONCEPT: an inexpensive photo-frame-style interface inspired by the simplicity of displays such as Skylight. Bedside screens, a tablet, or small displays in appropriate familiar locations need usability and cost testing.
PRODUCT CONCEPT: a tethered or attached interface at a bedside, chair, wheelchair, or walker. Explore durable, wipeable, replaceable materials, soft or flexible surfaces, and water resistance where feasible. Attachment safety, reach, cleaning, and comfort must be assessed before use.
Explore wired power or low-power controls to avoid charging every shift. USB configuration, a local connection, a caregiver device, or a future EZ-TV Hub are possibilities. No finalized hardware, complex resident menus, or supplied Hub exists.
A family-approved familiar-content station or existing facility screen could help beyond the bedroom. Personal material needs appropriate consent and display boundaries. Context-aware access needs privacy and feasibility testing; EZ-TV does not currently locate or track residents.
STILL TO VALIDATE
Could Wanda benefit on a difficult day?
Every proposal must reduce cognitive effort, increase familiarity, preserve connection, or reduce family and staff burden.
Can she enjoy familiar content without locating equipment, following instructions, interpreting abstract icons, or completing a sequence?
Where does familiarity help during her day, and can it be available there without extra staff tasks?
Test playback, quiet hours, outages, recovery, and changing interaction needs on actual devices. A browser demo does not establish reliability.
Measure family and staff setup, charging, reconnecting, content selection, and troubleshooting. Compare real effort and total cost with alternatives.
PRODUCT PRINCIPLES
Familiarity with fewer demands.
People, voices, places, routines, and media with personal meaning.
The resident should not need to remember where an interface was left.
Interaction should not be required for the system to provide value.
Wanda should see Wanda’s life, with family-approved content that respects her preferences.
The interface should become simpler as abilities change.
Useful familiarity should not depend on expensive hardware.
Family and staff should not inherit another daily chore. Configure remotely where feasible; keep useful saved content when nobody manages it today.
GETTING STARTED
How would I set this up for Wanda?
One caregiver device and one screen for Wanda. Start with a computer or tablet; test television access later.
Caregiver phone + Wanda’s screen
- Open Resident View on Wanda’s computer or tablet. A compatible television browser can be tested later.
- Open Caregiver Setup on your phone or another computer.
- Enter the one-time code shown on Wanda’s screen into Caregiver Setup.
- Add two or three familiar photos and one small message. Check both screens together.
The website’s split-screen demo only simulates this connection. The paired prototype needs its cloud setup and a two-device test before Wanda uses it independently.
Open the paired prototype →Use an existing screen first
- If her smart TV has a usable browser, a caregiver can test EZ-TV full-screen. Wanda must not need to find a remote for every experience.
- If the TV browser fails, a future pilot could connect a third-party streaming device to its HDMI port. None is supplied or validated yet.
- Test passive access, suitable controls, restart, internet loss, and recovery before asking Wanda to rely on it.
Today the actual product is browser software. A computer can also feed an existing TV over HDMI, but someone must configure it. There is no EZ-TV hub, bundled screen, or installation service yet.
DELIVERY PATH
Use the simplest screen that fits the person’s real situation.
Start with a computer or tablet
Open the resident browser view full-screen and pair it once with a caregiver phone or computer.
TESTABLE NOWOlder TV with HDMI
A computer can display the browser prototype through the TV’s HDMI input. A small third-party streaming device is a future option that still needs testing.
NO EZ-TV HARDWARE YETNo television
Use a tablet or computer already available. A preconfigured screen bundle is an idea for a later pilot.
TEST EXISTING DEVICES FIRSTInternet is unreliable
Cached photos can remain available on a tested device, but remote family messages need a connection. Cellular and USB delivery are future options, not a current setup path.
TEST OFFLINE IN THE ROOMFAILURE HANDLING
A blank or broken screen is unacceptable.
The resident experience should recover quietly. Caregivers should hear from EZ-TV only when they can actually help.
Open automatically and return to the three familiar choices.
Test which previously loaded content remains available on Wanda’s device; remote updates pause.
Roll back to the last working version instead of exposing an error screen.
Send one plain-language alert with the exact action required. Suppress repetitive noise.
PRIVACY AND DIGNITY
Family connection should not require surveillance.
Real family media will live inside a private paired account. The public demo uses anonymous illustrated media and sample story details. Do not enter private family information here; a real paired pilot needs consent and privacy review.
Invite-only accessOnly approved caregivers can view or change a resident profile.
Expiring pairingA one-time code connects a resident screen and cannot be reused.
Minimum collectionStore the media and preferences needed for the experience, without creating health or behavioural profiles.
Caregiver controlDownload, reorder, remove, disconnect, and permanently delete family content.
Protected storageEncrypt information in transit and at rest, with each resident’s files isolated from every other account.
WHAT SUCCESS MEANS
Prove usefulness before adding complexity.
The Wanda pilot will measure whether EZ-TV improves real daily use and reduces caregiver effort.
Can Wanda recognize and start familiar content with little or no help?
Does setup, updating, and troubleshooting take less time than the current alternatives?
Does the resident screen recover cleanly from restarts, weak connections, and ordinary mistakes?
Do familiar people, voices, photographs, and routines create more successful moments of connection?
WandaReal daily use→3–5 familiesDifferent needs→One care homeSmall pilot→Canadian partnerConnectivity and reach
ACCESSIBILITY RULES
The resident screen stays calm on purpose.
The three choices and active content fit within one television view.
Controls remain where the person learned to find them.
Touch, mouse, remote, switch, or caregiver control can use the same clear actions.
Light, dark, warm, and garden options support different comfort and contrast needs.
Familiar words replace technical settings and platform language.
Animation is limited and disabled automatically when the device requests reduced motion.
CLEAR ANSWERS
What exists, what comes next, and who handles the work.
Does EZ-TV work between two devices yet?
Yes, in the paired household prototype. A caregiver browser and the resident’s screen can pair with one expiring six-digit code, then synchronize approved media and settings. The public split-screen demo remains available without setup.
Does the resident need a touchscreen?
No. Test large fixed controls or passive familiar content first when locating and operating a device is difficult. A simplified remote, touch, caregiver help, or staff assistance may suit some people. Voice and mounted switches remain options to prototype, not universal solutions.
Does it require a smart television?
No. Start on Wanda’s computer or tablet. A computer can show the browser on an existing TV through HDMI if someone can set it up. Smart TV browsers and third-party streaming devices need separate testing.
What if there is no television?
The first pilot can use a tablet or computer. A tablet or computer is the starting option. A preconfigured large-screen package could be tested later, but none is offered today.
Does it require internet?
Remote caregiver updates currently require internet on both devices. There is no managed cellular service yet. Some previously loaded photos may remain cached on the same tested device, but this is not a reliable offline service yet. USB transfer is only a manual concept. A fully offline household would need an assisted update process that does not make the family deliver files.
Is the EZ-TV companion device available?
No. Today the pilot uses browser software on a computer or tablet. A computer may also connect to a TV by HDMI. There is no EZ-TV device or supported streaming model yet.
Can families add Spotify, television, or computer media?
The first pilot will support private uploaded media and approved links. Streaming integrations come later because account permissions, licensing, advertisements, and changing interfaces can break the resident experience.
What does culturally relevant content mean?
It means content chosen from the resident’s real life: community, places, music, faith, holidays, food, sports, and traditions. The resident or family approves what belongs in their profile. EZ-TV should never infer anyone’s identity or assign generic cultural content.
Who handles the ongoing work?
At home, a family caregiver chooses the initial media and can add to it when they wish. In care, the facility would provide screen and network access; it should not need to choose daily programmes. EZ-TV would need to handle scheduling, caching, updates, and recovery. Those provider responsibilities are a proposed service model and need a real pilot before we can promise them.
Is real family content used in this public demo?
No. The public prototype uses illustrative media and sample story details, with Wanda and Savannah named to show the experience. Real family photos belong only in a private paired account after a privacy and consent review.
Who is EZ-TV for?
The primary audience is people living with dementia and the families or care teams supporting them. The same simplified approach may also help older adults and people with cognitive, motor, visual, or technology-access barriers. Wanda is the first real pilot, with broader family and care-home use guiding the next stages.
THE PATH FORWARD
Wanda first. A few families next. One care-home pilot after that.
EZ-TV will earn its way into larger partnerships by proving that it is understandable, reliable, and genuinely reduces caregiver burden.
GOOD EVENING
What would you
like, Wanda?
7:42MONDAY · SEPTEMBER 14
YOU ARE SAFE AT HOME
Savannah loves you.
Would you like to see family photos?
MONDAY · 14 SEPTEMBER
Today’s rhythm
Familiar media, ready at the right time.
Schedule
3 ITEMSMorning favouritesRelaxing music · 3 demo tracks
FinishedFamily photographs3 demo photographs
Showing nowFavourite showSeason 2 · Episode 4
Wanda’s TV preview
MIRRORWANDA’S TV PREVIEW
Family photographsPhoto 1 of 3 demo photographs
This preview mirrors Wanda’s television. In the real paired setup, choosing media here starts it on her TV. Wanda does not manage this screen.
SELECTED FOR WANDA
Media library
Keep the choices small, familiar, and meaningful.
Showing all 4 media collections.
PHOTOS
Our family
3 demo photographs
THE
COAST
ROAD
COAST
ROAD
TELEVISION
The Coast Road
3 demo episodes
♪
MUSIC
Morning favourites
3 demo tracks
♪
MUSIC
Quiet evening
3 demo tracks
MEDIA
Prototype: this opens Resident View. In the paired product, it starts on Wanda’s television.RECOGNITION SUPPORT
Familiar people
Names and relationships connected to family photographs.
A PERSON, NOT A PROFILE NUMBER
Wanda’s story
Choose a portrait and a few details Wanda enjoys sharing. Open it from Resident View; facility sharing can wait.
Website demo: saved only in this browser. Use fictional details here.INTERFACE PREFERENCES
Settings
Adjust the experience without changing its basic structure.
MANUAL OFFLINE FALLBACK
Update by USB
This button only exports and imports demo data as a file in this browser. A real USB update would need a compatible device, secure handling, and someone to carry the drive. It is not Wanda’s pilot path.
FOREST HOUSE · EAST WING
Facility overview
Access status for resident televisions. No cameras, health records, or passive monitoring.
Resident access
24 PROFILESResidentRoomModeLast updateStatus
Today across the wing
5 ACTIVE38familiar-media routines scheduled
Schedules show what the interface is prepared to offer. They do not track resident behaviour.
ILLUSTRATED DEMO PROFILE · FAMILY APPROVED
A fuller picture of the person.
Earlier-life photos and short notes can show someone’s history, relationships, interests, and personality alongside current care needs. They also offer natural openings for genuine conversation.
WS
A FULLER PICTURE OFWanda
Family, gardens, lake days, music, and birthday traditions.
Families choose what to share. This view supports connection; it is not a health record or another charting task.
PROPOSED PRODUCT MODELEZ-TV is currently an interactive prototype. No paid service, custom hardware, cellular plan, or installation program is being sold yet.
SIMPLE BY DESIGN
One familiar experience.
A setup that works for your home.
Start with the browser prototype on a computer or tablet. The other delivery options shown below are concepts for later pilots.
What setup fits this home?
Choose what is already available. EZ-TV recommends the lowest-friction route.
1 · What screen is available?
2 · Is reliable internet available?
RECOMMENDED START
Use the existing screen first
Run EZ-TV full-screen on the compatible device already available. No EZ-TV hardware is needed for the pilot.
- Resident uses
- The same three-choice EZ-TV screen.
- Caregiver does once
- Checks compatibility, opens EZ-TV, pairs the screen, and approves the life profile.
- EZ-TV handles
- Paired updates and some local caching in this prototype; restart recovery still needs testing.
- Connection
- Use Wi-Fi or Ethernet for remote caregiver changes. Approved core content remains available during an interruption.
Four separate product layers
Families should always know what is software, what uses an existing device, what adds hardware, and what EZ-TV manages.
If there is no television
The screen is part of the delivery plan. Nobody gets abandoned at the hardware question.
Portable and quick to test. Best when a smaller personal screen is comfortable and charging can be managed.
TV or monitor and a tested third-party device, prepared before arrival. There is no bundle today.
A facility-approved TV or monitor would require staff agreement and someone to install and test it.
A tested device may keep cached content during an outage. Remote family updates stop until it reconnects. Cellular and USB are future possibilities.
Who does what?
The family supplies meaning. EZ-TV should carry the recurring work.
Create the life profile
Name important people and pets, choose meaningful places, languages, traditions, music, shows, routines, and quiet hours.
Keep it running
Automate scheduling, safe updates, restart recovery, and return to the three choices after they have been tested on Wanda’s device.
Add something new
Send a photo, pet video, message, or new favourite when it feels worthwhile. Silence never breaks the service.
Resolve failures
A real service would need clear alerts and a human response when the device cannot recover. This does not exist yet.
How will it be updated?
Every plan keeps the resident interface calm and familiar.
Local
TBD / monthA proposed offline version; the current browser prototype is not a dependable offline product.
- Resident interface
- Locally stored photos, music, and routines
- No remote access
- USB updates would require someone to prepare and carry a drive; this is not the pilot path
Connected
TBD / monthTBD yearly · annual terms TBD
- Everything in Local
- Remote updates and scheduling
- Caregiver access terms TBD
- Secure cloud backup
Supported
TBD / monthTBD yearly · annual terms TBD
- Everything in Connected
- Unlimited caregivers
- Priority setup and recovery support
- Device replacement coverage where eligible
- Optional cellular billed separately
Pricing is still a hypothesis. Connected uses the home’s Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Supported adds human setup and recovery help. Optional cellular connectivity, hardware, installation, and support costs are TBD; third-party services may carry their own charges. Costs and affordability must be evaluated before any offer.
Affordability is a design requirement
The resident with the least money should not automatically receive the least familiarity.
Use what is available
Explore software-only access, existing televisions, inexpensive HDMI devices, reusable facility screens, and low-cost resident controls. Hardware should be optional wherever feasible.
Offline without a daily errand
Explore prepared USB content packages for a compatible device. USB alone does not make a television run EZ-TV; compatibility and an assisted update workflow still need testing.
More than one funding route
Evaluate family funding, facility licensing, subsidies, sponsorship, community support, and institutional or healthcare partnerships. Avoid a new subscription or accessory for every useful capability.
Useful on an ordinary busy day
Staff should not administer accounts, locate remotes, charge devices every shift, select every session, or troubleshoot daily. Remote family setup and automatic recovery are design requirements, with clear responsibility when help is unavoidable.
FUTURE CARE-HOME MODEL
One dashboard. Every resident keeps their own familiar world.
Facility pricing: TBD. A small pilot would come before any commercial agreement.
Why EZ-TV is different
It starts with one person, one familiar screen, and less work for the family supporting them.
Three stable choices keep navigation small. The caregiver still handles pairing and content setup.
Remote family updates need internet. Test available Wi-Fi first; offline and USB methods are not reliable services yet.
No cameras, passive listening, behavioural scoring, or health-record collection.
EZ-TV is being built around Wanda’s real daily needs first. What works for her can later scale to other homes and facilities.
The public demo uses invented people and illustrated media. Real family content stays inside the paired private account.
Family or staff can add photos and routines remotely while the resident keeps the same calm, familiar screen.
A family-approved story card can travel with staff to shared spaces. Ask Wanda and the home whether it helps when she is away from her room screen.
EZ-TV accounts for older screens, unreliable internet, changing abilities, busy caregivers, and care settings where technology must recover quietly.
Family can share one small piece of current life, helping Wanda remain part of today instead of receiving only an archive of the past.
Approved people, words, pets, places, music, and things to avoid shape the Help response without surveillance or behaviour scoring.
WHY EZ-TV EXISTS
Connection should not disappear when someone enters long-term care.
EZ-TV began after designer Savannah Sidle’s mother developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. When her mother entered long-term care, Savannah encountered a painful gap in accessible services that helped residents remain connected with the people and experiences they knew.
The project grew from a simple purpose: help families stay present through familiar photographs, voices, music, television, and daily routines, even as memory and navigation abilities change.
Technology should carry more of the burden, not place it on the person living with dementia.
Proposed Canadian pricing for planning and demonstration only. Final features, availability, eligibility, taxes, connectivity costs, and pricing may change.