June 16,
2004
Alzheimer Care Facilities Use Puzzles
to Benefit Patients
-- Puzzles Appropriate as Individual or Group Activities
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YARMOUTH, Maine - For Patricia Thompson, founder of PuzzledMinds,
the idea to develop puzzles for people with Alzheimer's
disease came when she was rushing out the door of her home
in Maine to see her father in New Jersey, who was in the
middle stages of the debilitating disease.
April 30, 2004
- Portland Press Herald
Alzheimer's inspires puzzle maker
by VICTORIA GANNON, Portland Press Herald News Assistant
Daniel Cahill never got to see the puzzles
he inspired or the business his daughter is building around
them. Suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Cahill died in
January 2003, shortly before his daughter completed the
first prototypes.
November 12, 2003
Father’s Struggle with Alzheimer’s Leads
Maine Woman to Develop Wooden Puzzles for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
-- PuzzledMinds Introduces New Alzheimer’s Activity
Product --
YARMOUTH, Maine – Based on her experience caring
for her father as he succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease,
a Maine entrepreneur has introduced a new line of puzzles
for individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s. The high
quality wooden puzzles feature graphics chosen especially
to help mentally stimulate older people with Alzheimer’s
and dementia.
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