Keeps time visible
The day, date and time remain easy to see.
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Frank's Board. Today, made clear.
A simple digital day board that keeps everyday information visible, while family members and carers keep it up to date from their own device.
It began with one family and one practical need
Frank's Board began as a way to make the day and what was happening next easier to see for someone we cared about. The useful part was not complexity. It was having the right information visible in one calm place.
That practical response became a free service for other individuals and families.
Free forever for individuals and families.No trial. No subscription. No paid extras.
What the Board does
Shows what is happening
Planned events can be shown for today and, where useful, tomorrow.
Carries short messages
Authorised family members or carers can add brief messages.
Updates remotely
The people supporting someone can manage information from their own phone or computer.
Stays deliberately simple
The person viewing the Board does not need to navigate menus or manage the technology.
Uses an ordinary screen
A suitable tablet or screen with a web browser can display the Board.
Simplicity by design
The recipient-facing experience is intentionally quiet. Information should be present without demanding unnecessary interaction.
If a proposed feature would make the display materially harder to understand, simplicity should win. That principle shapes the amount of information shown, the visual hierarchy and the separation between the family management tools and the recipient-facing display.
Who may benefit
Frank's Board is need-led, not diagnosis-led. No diagnosis is required.
A clear view of the day
For someone who finds it useful to have the day, date, time and plans continuously visible.
Information supported by others
For a person whose family, friends or carers help keep everyday information current.
A low-demand display
For situations where navigating an app or repeatedly asking for information is not the right fit.
Dementia and memory difficulties
Frank's Board may be useful to some people living with dementia, memory difficulties or other circumstances where clear everyday information is helpful. It is not presented as a dementia treatment or clinical intervention.
Frank's Board is an information and communication product. It is not a medical device, clinical system, treatment, monitoring service, emergency service, replacement for care or replacement for human contact.
Evidence-informed, not clinically proven
What evidence can do
Research and lived experience can inform design principles, questions and future evaluation.
What it cannot do
Adjacent research does not prove that Frank's Board causes a particular outcome.
Evidence supporting a design principle is not evidence of a Frank's Board outcome.
Read our evidence approachFor families, carers and organisations
Families and carers
Authorised people can manage the Board's events and messages remotely. The person viewing the Board does not need to operate the management interface.
Organisations
Organisations interested in Frank's Board can tell us about their setting and what they would like to explore.
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Frank's Board is a programme of Word Fest CIC. Technology and intellectual property are licensed royalty-free from RareEdge Ltd.
This keeps programme delivery and community benefit distinct from ownership of the underlying technical IP. Grants and donations support legitimate programme activity, not the purchase of the IP.