Long-Term Living

Memory boxes fading in long-term care

Long-term care communities are moving away from using memory boxes as cuing tools for residents, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website


Long-term care communities are moving away from using memory boxes as cuing tools for residents, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website. There are cost issues with building and maintaining the boxes, but the concerns go beyond money. The boxes can underscore who has a caring family and who does not, so it can be depressing, the article said

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May 20, 2014


Topic Area: Interior Design


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