KELLY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A woman from Union County is trying to improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease. She's using her love of art to make sensory blankets for residents in her ...

NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- If you know someone with dementia, you might want to consider making them a "fidget quilt" for Christmas. Fidget quilts, also called sensory blankets, can help calm people ...

Shirley Anderson’s new blanket has all sorts of bells and whistles. The small lap quilt features nine squares, with two or more activities per square. There are buttons, zippers, laces, Velcro flaps, ...

In this series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with friends, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A group of women in Spokane are on a mission to comfort some of the city's most vulnerable residents. Known as "The Spokane Fidget Project," they handmaking fidget quilts to comfort ...

About 80 women spent their Saturday quilting fidget quilts and enjoying each other's company for a fundraiser for people with Alzheimer's disease. The event, which served as a fundraiser for three ...

A Marion County pastor is sewing "fidget quilts" for those with Alzheimer's disease. Roland Scroggins is a pastor at Wings of Faith in Marion County He makes 'fidget quilts' to ease anxiety in ...

For so many people living with Alzheimer’s, confusion and restlessness is a regular part of their day. Linda Kolstad is doing her part to make their lives a little better by sewing “fidget quilts.” ...

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WAYNE -- The Wayne County Quilt & Fiber Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) is currently making Fidget Quilts as one of several service projects for people in Wayne County, according to a ...