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PUZZLES TO REMEMBER a 501(c)3 corporation that provides puzzles to nursing homes and other institutions that care for Alzheimer's patients   
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Please also visit the  Alzheimer's Reading Room Special thanks to:  for their recognition and support, including an American Express Grant Special thanks to:  Ceaco Puzzles for their ongoing, generous puzzle donations |
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MISSION STATEMENT: Puzzles To Remember provides puzzles to facilities nationally that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. To date, over 
puzzles have been donated and distributed to over
facilities that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients in 
states and Canadian provinces.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE is a devastating mental disorder in which a severe loss of memory and other mental functions causes most patients to require institutional care. It is the fourth leading cause of death and the most prevalent type of brain function loss, affecting over 5 million people in the United States and millions more around the world. There is no cure, but studies have shown that patients who engage in simple mental activities, such as working jigsaw puzzles, can slow down the progression of this terrible disease. Studies have also shown that artistic and visual activities, such as doing puzzles or painting, can be as effective as medication in treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Click here to learn more about this disease. WHY PUZZLES TO REMEMBER CAME INTO BEING: From 2004 to 2007, I was a caretaker to my great-grandmother, who lived with my family and suffered from dementia. Through caring for her and visiting her in dementia units near the end of her life, I noticed the calming effects that working on jigsaw puzzles had on this frequently agitated patient population. Upon researching the effects of puzzles, I learned that puzzles and similar artistic activities can slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Some researchers have shown that such activities can be AS EFFECTIVE AS MEDICATION in helping this patient population. In honor of my great-grandmother, I founded Puzzles To Remember, with the goal of providing puzzles to help Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Max Wallack PUZZLES TO REMEMBER is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation that relies entirely on volunteer work and has no paid staff. Contributions go 100% to supply puzzles to facilities caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. All contributions are tax deductible. For more information, write to us at the following email address:  1.10.10 PUZZLES TO REMEMBER was founded in 2008 by Max Wallack, in memory of his great-grandmother, Gertrude Finkelstein, who died of Alzheimer's disease in 2007. Puzzles To Remember is registered in Massachusetts as a public charity. Contributions are welcome, and are tax exempt under section 501(c.)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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