Gifts for those with memory loss

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
• A time to share and wrap gifts (before the rush)
• Attending seasonal music events or caroling together

A person with early-stage memory loss is often still striving to do his or her usual activities. Gifts that provide reminder systems or simplify daily tasks are useful.

• A clipboard with attached pen for notes. Attractive stick-on labels for cabinets and drawers. An erasable white board for listing the day’s activities.
• A push-button wristwatch that will literally "tell the time" out loud.
• A cell phone or personal alert system with a single button to request support from anywhere in an emergency.
• An automated pill dispenser.
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