Puzzles To Remember: Residents at Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center Enjoy Puzzles

Puzzles To Remember

PUZZLES TO REMEMBER is a youth led 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through jigsaw puzzles, cognitive engagement, and social connection. Led by Executive Director Hailey Richman, Puzzles To Remember has distributed more than 236,000 puzzles valued at over $2 million to more than 5,000 memory care communities, nursing homes, veterans facilities, senior centers, and other organizations across all 50 states and 16 countries. Our programs have benefited more than one million people while diverting approximately 148 tons of puzzles from landfills through donation and reuse. Puzzles To Remember also promotes intergenerational connection through Puzzle Time, which brings young people together with individuals living with dementia for shared puzzle solving, conversation, and companionship. Our mission is to provide engaging and purposeful activities that promote connection, participation, and joy while enhancing the quality of life of those affected by dementia. Donate Puzzles If you have puzzles you would like to donate, please contact us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com. We will help identify a location where your puzzles can benefit individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Donation acknowledgment letters are available upon request.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Residents at Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center Enjoy Puzzles

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Residents at Barathaven in Missouri are obviously enjoying the Springbok PuzzlesToRemember, puzzles made specifically to meet the needs of Alzheimer's patients.

These puzzles can be done individually or as a group project, promoting social interaction.

They are all 36 extra large sized pieces, with bright colors and memory-provoking themes. Here is a review from an Alzheimer's caregiver:

"found this @ our local Hallmark store - I care for a 92 yr old woman w/ Alzheimers - delighted that someone thought of this - when it's early in the day she's better at it and is thrilled when we get it together - even the sense of accomplishment she gets from fitting in pieces (w/ help) is rewarding - thanks for providing a distraction in a difficult situation"

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University and a Research Intern in the Molecular Psychiatry and Aging Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.