“To see these patients with these babies makes me ... Even those residents who don’t have dementia love the baby dolls, Craig said. When Christine Brown Murphy heard about the project she ...

dementia patients get to attend one where they get the baby, and the necessities, all in the same day. It’s called Dementia Doll Therapy. It’s a redirecting tool used to give dementia patients ...

The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which can cause agitation and distress. One ...

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 ...

Hallucinations or delusions may also occur, where a person hears a baby crying or fears ... an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient’s therapy doll highlights the importance of ...

Wrapped in crocheted hats, a blanket, and dressed for the season, these life-like baby dolls provide residents suffering from dementia and ... "We have patients who do not speak and they'll ...