Pilot Club of Mantachie members recently teamed up with members of Itawamba County-based Memory Makers quilting club to prepare fidget blankets for residents at Lakeview Place in Mantachie. Quilters ...

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 ...

A group of sewers in eastern Iowa gather each Thursday to create special blankets for people struggling with dementia. “You give them one of the blankets and put it on their lap. There is so much to ...

People with dementia, brain trauma, Alzheimer's or other similar conditions can get confused and agitated with a change of location like a hospital stay. "It's just so hard when you pull those ...

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.

ROCK SPRINGS — The craft class and quilters at Young at Heart Center created fidget blankets for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Nineteen blankets were donated to residents of Deer ...

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 ...