Visit to Park House
I first saw these lifelike baby dolls about 4 years ago. My staff and I were very impressed and how 'real' they appeared. we took the dolls to a number of our residents, and were so impressed with the reactions the dolls generated that we did actually order one from Ruth.
Our residents, especially the ladies, seemed to believe the dolls really were babies and held them as though they were. They gained a lot of pleasure from cradling the dolls and there was an obvious look of contentment on our residents' faces as they rocked and loved the 'babies' Some of our residents were very interested in how the 'babies' were dressed, because the clothes were quite different from the baby clothes that they would have dressed their own babies in over 60 years ago.
We also had relatives of our residents visiting at the time, and they to were surprised at the reactions these dolls had on their loved ones.
I believe these dolls would be beneficial in many care settings, my home cares for sufferers of Dementia and the dolls did seem to have a calming effect on my residents, and also provided them with a sense of emotional wellbeing.
Mrs. M Perry - Proprietor
Park House, Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Cuddle Therapy and Alzheimer's