A Sarasota retirement community has a special room set up to help ease depression and anxiety for dementia and memory care patients. As the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports, the treatment relies on sensory stimulation and not the use of heavy drugs.
Multisensory Approach to Memory Care
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Thomas Bender
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The Florida Channel