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 ...

KELLY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A woman from Union County is trying to improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease. She's using her love of art to make sensory blankets for residents in her ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The “Block a Month” quilting club meets every third Friday of the month at Montgomery’s Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library. There, you’ll find quilts traditional and ...

About 80 women spent their Saturday quilting fidget quilts and enjoying each other's company for a fundraiser for people with Alzheimer's disease. The event, which served as a fundraiser for three ...

Watching a loved-one go through Alzheimer's or dementia can be heartbreaking, and as the disease progresses patients' hands get more fidgety and nervous. Peggy Lewis-Joyce from N.C. State University ...

For so many people living with Alzheimer’s, confusion and restlessness is a regular part of their day. Linda Kolstad is doing her part to make their lives a little better by sewing “fidget quilts.” ...

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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, ...

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 ...

Boredom and restlessness was no match for a ‘fidget quilt’ created by a Hotel-Dieu nurse and her mother. Wanting to help make Mary’s days more comfortable, Tonkin enlisted her mother, Julie, to create ...