CEDAR FALLS — Women with dementia, just like their male counterparts, have trouble keeping their hands still. So when left to their own devices they’ll fidget with buttons or zippers, and ...

They’re called “fidget quilts,” and they’re not made for keeping warm. Instead, they’re designed to provide much needed stimulation to dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.

In short. 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 ...

Freestyle quilting is on display with 30 quilts from 26 artists at the Quilters Unlimited Group Exhibit at City Hall.

Known as "The Spokane Fidget Project," they handmaking fidget quilts to comfort memory care patients - often with dementia. Valeria Fawcett founded the group out of her south Spokane home; though ...

Fidget quilts help redirect their attention on something that is ... Pamela Johnston said these lap-sized quilts are particularly beneficial for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

Fuelled by her passion for handicrafts, Tina creates fidget blankets to bring comfort and support to those with dementia. Fidget blankets are therapeutic quilts with different sensory elements and ...

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.

Since then, fidget quilts have taken off. “Last month we turned in 44 dementia blankets,” said quilter Lois Carr Brown. “I just love doing it, I love quilting, and I love to see people ...

"Fidget quilts" are designed to provide much needed stimulation to dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. News Montgomery Fire/Rescue Chief Miford Jordan to retire ...