when is it appropriate to give a doll to a dementia patient: when they still know it is a doll but would like to have it or when they think it is a real baby?

Rachael Wonderlin is an internationally-recognized dementia care expert and consultant. She has a Master’s in Gerontology and is the author of three published books with Johns Hopkins University Press. Rachael owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting and education company.