About Us

The Cognitive Busy Box was conceived based on an experience I had with my mom and a desire to find a connection. She frequently would move around with a basket of picture. She would sit down and look through them. It didn't take long to realize that we could make a connection with her by talking about the pictures. I didn't know it at the time, but we were helping her with Reminiscent Therapy.

When we would sit together, it was clear she didn't really know the names of the people or places, but she would smile with a form of recognition. The connection was born. She enjoyed the interaction. I ultimately made her a scrapbook of picture, but that basket was her favorite.

Fast forward 18 years working in senior care and after listening to families I advise on care needs, I remembered the emotion of those days my mom & I spent looking through her pictures. As I listen to families struggling with how to engage their loved ones with dementia, it occurred to me that we need a better solution for our seniors with dementia. We need a way for families and their loved ones to connect. And help reduce anxiety and boredom. If possible...without pharmaceuticals.

The idea of The Cognitive Busy Box was born!

We want to help families make these connections and potentially reduce the anxiety that so many people with dementia experience.