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The quote shown above is so true for patient's that suffer from Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other memory impairments.  The window of opportunity to preserve memories after diagnosis is often limited.  Scrapbooking, preserving memories and documenting family history are wonderful ways of not only providing cognitive stimulation to the Alzheimer's/dementia patient, but the steps taken to create a memory book have been shown to be therapeutic for both patients and caregivers. 

ElderCare Resource Center has partnered with scrapbook and digital design artists to provide you with easy and cost effective ways of scrapbooking and preserving memories. Over the next few months we will be offering pre-made scrapbook pages, scrapbook albums, memory books, digital scrapbook pages and custom framing products that have all been selected or designed specifically for Alzheimer's patients and their families. 

To preview of some of the scrapbook and memory preservation products that will be available, please visit our Designer's Portfolio.  We welcome your emails and special requests.

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I remember back in 2003 watching CBS News and a great interview that Mike Wallace did with our former first lady Nancy Regan.  They were talking about Alzheimer's disease and "the long good-bye".  Having worked for so many years in this field, I listened with half an ear and was stunned when I heard her say something that I never really gave much thought to. She said that, “The golden years are when you can sit back, hopefully, and exchange memories. And that's the worst part about this disease. There's nobody to exchange the memories with.”  She had tears in her eyes and went on to explain how this aspect of the disease was particularly hard on her. Today, I replayed the video and found that I am just as moved as I was the first time I watched it four years ago when we started The Scrapbook Circle.

This year we are rededicating ourselves to helping caregivers who have been forced to become the memories for their loved ones. We will be offering both fun and therapeutic classes that not only benefit the caregivers, but that enhance the well-being of the patient.

For caregivers who can not join us we will be offering special scrapbook kits, supplies, and instructions via our website.

Statistics show that Scrapbooking may help to:

• Stimulate mental activity
• Decrease isolation and facilitate interaction between people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers
• Give people with Alzheimer’s disease a sense of belonging by drawing on pleasant memories of family and friends
• Link younger family members, such as grandchildren, with family history
• Lead to a discussion about people and events included in the scrapbook, which may be enjoyable for people with Alzheimer's disease
• Give people with Alzheimer's disease a sense of achievement and help take away the feeling that they are a burden
• Encourage communication

If you would like to learn more about The Scrapbook Circle, or if you are interested in holding an event at your location, please call us at 561-471-3122.