I found doll therapy to be very beneficial in the recent Dementia area I worked in. There can however be a lot of friction between residents as they fight over whose doll it is. Best to have many on hand. A handy tip, if you need to take the doll away from the resident for e.g. its morning tea time, say that the doll is going to the nursery for a sleep.
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Doll Therapy and Dementia
area I worked in. There can however be a lot of friction between
residents as they fight over whose doll it is. Best to have many
on hand. A handy tip, if you need to take the doll away from the resident
for e.g. its morning tea time, say that the doll is going to the nursery
for a sleep.