Kathleen takes excellent care of her “baby.” She rocks her, cuddles her and tucks her in for naps. Kathleen is an elderly dementia patient at Oakmont Healthcare in Katy, and she is unaware that the ...

Ryan Meadows Care Home received 60 baby dolls from Pearl’s Memory Babies to host a baby shower for the patients, as SWNS reported. The residential facility tested the experience as part of a trial — ...

Doll therapy for Alzheimer’s is a non-pharmacological approach that uses lifelike dolls to comfort people with dementia, reduce anxiety, and evoke positive emotions. Alzheimer’s disease and other ...

BOISE, Idaho — Life-like baby dolls are making a difference in our local memory care facilities. Studies have shown that cuddling a baby doll can calm and comfort patients with dementia. Treasure ...

Tonja Moon walked with purpose into the lobby of Golden Grace Assisted Living in McKinney, holding the baby in the crook of her arm. "Hey everybody," she cooed to the residents seated on the couches ...

TRINITY, Texas (KTRE) - Usually when you host a baby shower, it’s before the baby arrives. At Trinity Rehab and Healthcare Center, dementia patients get to attend one where they get the baby, and the ...

Agitation is the third most common neuropsychiatric symptom observed in patients with dementia, with 30% of patients exhibiting these symptoms; the frequency increases to 80% among patients living in ...

Norma Wintz’s great-granddaughters looked into her eyes—eyes that had always beamed with light, joy, and love. But that day, the light and joy were barely flickering. Both had been dimmed by old age, ...

Chris Stewart's Dolls for Dementia initiative brings comfort to memory care residents with life-like baby dolls, inspired by his grandmother. Alex Pretti’s neighbor tells CNN’s Sara Sidner: ...

Chris Stewart's Dolls for Dementia initiative brings comfort to memory care residents with life-like baby dolls, inspired by his grandmother.