SALISBURY — Deana Burris has fond memories of her childhood blanket. She remembers the color of it, the smell of it, and especially, the way it felt. “My blanket was satin. I still remember it because ...

Vicki Purnell has been making fidget quilts for people living with dementia for the last six years. While there's little research on the effectiveness of the quilts, the small, colourful items are ...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KWWL) – One group in Hiawatha is making blankets for hospital patients at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids. But these aren’t your typical blankets. Zippers, buttons and velcro cover them.

People with dementia, brain trauma, Alzheimer's or other similar conditions can get confused and agitated with a change of location like a hospital stay. "It's just so hard when you pull those ...

The women of Calvary United Church of Christ in Thomasville recently began an outreach ministry to individuals with Alzheimer’s and memory issues in local nursing homes by creating and distributing ...

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - COVID-19 has created many challenges for patients, families and staff at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Dr. Catherine Brown said this time has been especially tough on their ...

ROCK SPRINGS — The craft class and quilters at Young at Heart Center created fidget blankets for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Nineteen blankets were donated to residents of Deer ...

NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- If you know someone with dementia, you might want to consider making them a "fidget quilt" for Christmas. Fidget quilts, also called sensory blankets, can help calm people ...

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital volunteer sewers have been making special blankets that soothe agitation and provide comfort for some of the hospital's patients. They are sewing fidget blankets, ...

Shirley Anderson’s new blanket has all sorts of bells and whistles. The small lap quilt features nine squares, with two or more activities per square. There are buttons, zippers, laces, Velcro flaps, ...

Within one week of learning that the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System needed lap "fidget blankets," the United States Daughters of 1812 delivered 32 blankets. The donations were made ...