GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB Team of 3 members (Dolores Tarafa, Debbie Cardona & Dee Knerr) have designed and fabricated “fidget” lap blankets for patients in the B. Lopez Veterans’ Nursing Home Memory Unit. This project has been well-researched and the team has learned that these blankets are a very helpful tool in calming the anxiety of dementia patients. Many hours of sewing and handcrafting go into each of these pieces and 10 have been delivered to Johanna Snee, the facility’s Activities Director, to be distributed to appropriate residents, with more to follow after carefully observing what may need to be “tweaked”.
Photo submitted by Patricia Serio