A KNITTED band designed to help combat restlessness and agitation in dementia will be presented to residents at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater.
Already, 45, woollen Twiddle Muffs have been donated to residents at Camelot Home neat near Wellington, knitted by kind-hearted members of the Women’s Institute in Somerset.
The muffs were presented to Camelot House residents by the WI’s Audrey Cooksley and will also be donated to residents at Camelot’s sister services Acacia near Yeovil and Avalon in Bridgwater.
The creations have attachments on both the outside and inside with embellishments such as ribbons, beads, jewels, cellophane, lace and zips so people with dementia can twiddle in their hands.
The original muff was developed by Margaret Light for her elderly grandmother, Lily, who had become visually impaired to help satisfy her need to keep her hands warm and busy.
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