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Busy aprons presented to Alzhemier's units
Shown at the presentation in back are (l-r) Kathy Jacobs, marketing and community liaison at Brandywine; Lauri Pavlik; Jamie Magee, Sussex County coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association; Eileen Bennett, administrator at Brandywine; and John Wood. Rita Kilby, a resident at Brandywine, is seated and helps display one of the aprons. SOURCE SUBMITTED
December 30, 2014
Gull House Adult Day Service, a Beebe Healthcare affiliate, also received five of the lap aprons. Shown accepting the aprons from Jamie Magee, Sussex County coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association, are Adam Reese and Terry McKnight from the activities department.
Sand Hill Adult Day Program at the CHEER Community Center in Georgetown was presented with five busy aprons. Shown are Jamie Magee, Sussex County coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association, right, and Cindy Mitchell, program manager.
John Wood remembered his mother spending hours being entertained with a busy apron when she had Alzheimer’s disease. Busy aprons are also known as activity aprons and fidget aprons. They are lap aprons that have a zipper, Velcro, a pocket with buttons and a lacing area, as well as different textures for tactile stimulation.
John and Bill Kelley, both of Selbyville, who work together to fundraise for the Alzheimer’s Association, commissioned Lauri Pavlik, a local seamstress, to create 15 lap aprons that were presented to the Delaware Valley Chapter for distribution to those who may enjoy them and find them useful. Five of the aprons were presented to Brandywine Senior Living at Fenwick Island recently for use in the Reflections Unit.
