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As one of millions of people who has seen elderly relatives moved into care homes, one of the most upsetting things I have found is the inappropriateness of TVs showing regular television channels in these environments. For example my mother in law when in late stage dementia was frightened about bombs in the building, and I suspect that this was triggered by a TV news article. This gave rise to a thought. If we provide children's television (CBBC and CBeebies), why not create a TV station for the mentally impaired elderly (which might also find a wider audience among parts of the general elderly community). This TV station could show films from the viewers' earlier days, music programmes from the past, gentle current programmes e.g. on flower shows, and have news bulletins with content managed to minimise exposure to upsettting stories (in the same way that children's TV news does - or at least did in the days when I watched it, thanks to John Craven).
Vidirisi
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| Hi, Excellent idea! I have a contact who produces TV programmes online for the Healthcare Sector, I will put this idea towards him and gather his thoughts, long shot but I will see what I can do and let you know! Chris Aitken
Chris Aitken
Managing Director
GNCS Ltd
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