{"id":2024,"date":"2022-11-28T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/?p=2024"},"modified":"2025-10-23T02:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:30:15","slug":"gifts-for-those-with-memory-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/gifts-for-those-with-memory-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts for those with memory loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/YZFgranddaughtersKissingSZFgrandmother-dementia_AdobeStock_318816914-700x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2025 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/YZFgranddaughtersKissingSZFgrandmother-dementia_AdobeStock_318816914-700x400-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/YZFgranddaughtersKissingSZFgrandmother-dementia_AdobeStock_318816914-700x400-1-300x171.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Deciding what holiday gifts to give a person with memory loss can be challenging. Following are some tips to share with family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The gift of time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A special date to share cookies and send holiday cards to others<\/li><li>Attending seasonal music events<\/li><li>Caroling together<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A person with early-stage memory loss is often still striving to do his or her usual activities. <\/strong>Gifts that provide reminder systems or simplify daily tasks are useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A clipboard with attached pen for notes. Attractive stick-on labels for cabinets and drawers. An erasable whiteboard for listing the day&#8217;s activities.<\/li><li>A push-button wristwatch that will literally &#8220;tell the time&#8221; out loud.<\/li><li>A cell phone or personal alert system with a single button to request support from anywhere in an emergency.<\/li><li>An automated pill dispenser.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A person with mid- or late-stage dementia thrives with simplicity.<\/strong> Even when words are failing, sensory pleasures can still be enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Music is almost always a hit, especially from the era of your loved one&#8217;s youth.<\/li><li>Easy-on and -off clothes in soft fabrics, such as sweats. Shoes with Velcro straps.<\/li><li>Cozy items for staying warm. A soft throw blanket, a fleece vest, or soft scarf. Even a furry stuffed animal as something to cuddle.<\/li><li>Scented skin lotions for arms and hands.<\/li><li>A robo pet. These lifelike pets can purr (or bark), tilt their heads, lift a paw, open and close their eyes, and respond to voice and touch. They have proven to be remarkably soothing for people in the later stages of dementia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you caring for someone with memory loss?<\/strong><br>As the greater Cleveland experts in family caregiving, we at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Careplan Care Managers<\/a><\/strong> can help. It\u2019s a big job and a very stressful one. You don\u2019t have to do it alone. Give us a call at 440.476.9534.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding what holiday gifts to give a person with memory loss can be challenging. Following are some tips to share with family members. The gift of time A special date to share cookies and send holiday cards to others Attending seasonal music events Caroling together A person with early-stage memory loss is often still striving&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careplangcm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}