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Dec 2018
Chadwick Lawrence Annual Gift Drive
The Chadwick Lawrence Dementia Friends Committee have again organised their annual gift drive, collecting Christmas presents amongst staff for residents living with dementia in local care homes. However, this year we have taken a different approach, with our staff coming together at regular lunchtime craft sessions to make items specifically for those living with dementia including blankets and other therapeutic items with lots of colours and textures.
People with dementia often have restless hands and as such like to have something to keep their hands occupied, the items that we have made give them tactile, sensory and visual stimulation. In the run up to Christmas these gifts will be wrapped and distributed locally to share some seasonal joy.
A member of the Dementia Friends Committee commented “Over recent weeks our staff have given up their time to create something special for people living in our community, learning new skills or passing their skills to others, it’s such a heart warming display of festive spirit”
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