Despite memory being the hallmark of dementia, there have been attempts to rehabilitate the deficit. The aim of this investigation was to examine the declarative memory system by determining the effectiveness of an iPad application, Constant Therapy. The primary goal of the face-matching task within the application was to train individuals with dementia to recognize facial features on unfamiliar faces. The face-matching task contained five levels of difficulty, in which the participants were expected to master each level with 70% accuracy. This investigation was conducted with two participants. Participant A was an 85-year old African American female with moderate dementia with session conducted at an adult daycare center and participant B was a 65-year-old African American fèmale with mild dementia with sessions conducted at her home. Participant A completed the face-matching task in two weeks, which consisted of nine sessions. Participant B completed the face-matching task in two weeks, which consisted of I I sessions. This research was conducted with the A — B design. The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Exam was administered prior to the investigation to determine the presence/absence of dementia. The Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST) was completed by caregivers to stage the dementia. Overall findings suggested that both participants demonstrated a decline in performance as the task difficulty increased.
