About a month after her mother moved into an Elmhurst memory care facility, Gail Bekin bought her a doll, hoping it would relieve some agitation. “She never put it down,” Bekin said. Bekin recognized ...

Tonja Moon walked with purpose into the lobby of Golden Grace Assisted Living in McKinney, holding the baby in the crook of her arm. "Hey, everybody," she cooed to the residents seated on the couches ...

Diagnosed with dementia in 2020, her husband Arthur visits her every day without fail. But it’s a tiny plastic doll, dressed in a pink hat, that has provided a surprising amount of comfort to Mrs ...