Toy Tractors Trigger Memories for Alzheimer’s Patients

Which brings me to a suggestion in Louise Morse's fine book, "Could it Be Dementia?", which I wrote about previously. Louise suggests a storyboard outside a resident's room, telling the visitor about the person who resides there. That way, visitors and professionals are more likely to treat the elder as an individual, rather than just another generic elder with Alzheimer's.

I think that is a brilliant idea, and I'd like to see it implemented everywhere. I will be addressing the issue in my newspaper column. Hopefully, our local nursing homes will begin the practice.

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