Dear Rachel, I bought three therapy dolls to introduce them to a nursing home in my community. Do you have any advice on how to approach the nursing home and ask them to allow me to visit the residents and let them hold the therapy dolls? Thank you so much. Sincerely, Marcy

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