FILL A MEMORY BOX with photos and memorabilia, then position it near a person with dementia. It works wonders to help "re-orient" them with surroundings, trigger conversations with visitors, find their room, and mostly, recall memories of good times. See how.
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Great idea if the person with dementia doesn't tear them apart, as it happed at my house.
ReplyDeleteWhy on earth would you create something like this behind glass? Why not keep these items in a basket or open box? Lovely idea, but this implementation isn't really practical.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at the various cabinets below the video offered by Amazon, you can see that half of them use no glass (in the lower two rows). The glass is an option for situations where it is appropriate, but you can certainly do a beautiful memory box that has no glass whatsoever. Best of luck.
DeleteI agree my Husband would probably break it.I have to keep everything put up that can hurt him.I sure font want a glass cabinet.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to make a memory box without glass.
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