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A commitment to easing the anxiety that often accompanies dementia encourages Diane Johnson to sew fidget blankets for ...

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, ...

SALISBURY — Deana Burris has fond memories of her childhood blanket. She remembers the color of it, the smell of it, and especially, the way it felt. “My blanket was satin. I still remember it because ...

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 ...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KWWL) – One group in Hiawatha is making blankets for hospital patients at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids. But these aren’t your typical blankets. Zippers, buttons and velcro cover them.

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UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital volunteer sewers have been making special blankets that soothe agitation and provide comfort for some of the hospital's patients. They are sewing fidget blankets, ...

Within one week of learning that the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System needed lap "fidget blankets," the United States Daughters of 1812 delivered 32 blankets. The donations were made ...