Give alzheimers patients the chocolate or doll or indulgence they want, and mood and care improves.
A German nursing home installed fake bus stops to prevent patients from leaving - they stand awaiting a bus that never comes, then give up or forget why they went outside. Saves a lot of difficult city-wide searches for dementia patients off on bus rides.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2071319/Fake-bus-stop-keeps-Alzheimers-patients-from-wandering-off.html
THE VANISHING MIND: Giving Alzheimer's Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
A Phoenix nursing home has found that unlimited chocolate, and other comforts, go a long way in reducing patients' distress.
http://nyti.ms/fE99vr
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