A few months ago, we ( Army Of Good) purchased a dozen memory boxes for the Mansion’s Memory Care Unit.

I was excited to purchase these special boxes, created for residents with dementia. Some of the most powerful things I see at the Mansion are the people who are losing their memories and fighting so hard to re-connect to them.

Memory is everything to them, without it, they lose track of who they are. Memory boxes can help.

I think the work in Memory Care is some of the most important work that we do. The puzzles, books, and special games we have been purchasing are all designed to promote memory and restore it if possible.

The boxes are filled with personal items from the residents’ lives, objects and memories, thought to be lost, that can stimulate memory and recreate a sense of home..

In the case of the Mansion, the idea was to make one for each of the Memory Care residents and put them up by the doors to their room.

The hope is that they will recognize some of the items and come to know that this is their new home, this is where they live.

The boxes have been shown to be a source of please and encouragement for people who struggle to retain the memories of their lives.

So far, the results have been promising.

Tania Woodward and the aides filled up the boxes with the help of the resident’s families and hung them next to the door of each room.

As the residents get to see them and recognize the things inside, they will come to know where they live, which will have a special meaning for them.

Thanks for helping to purchase these boxes,  they are already prompting mental and emotional stimulation, they also help the residents reflect on their past and remember the people, pets, and places of their lives.

More and more some psychologists are coming to believe that with the proper tools and environment some people with dementia can recover

some memory, a great comfort to them and their families.