According to a recent article in The Journal News, religious rituals are comforting to many Alzheimer’s patients.  They may not always realize the details of the religious service or the meaning of Bible readings, but these seem to bring solace.
Religious leaders were told, at the Westchester (NY) Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, “that people who are losing their identities to dementia can be soothed and healed by religious rituals, old hymns, Bible readings and physical proximity to the faithful.”
I know my mom enjoyed religious services and Bible readings when she lived in the nursing homes.  At the first one, …read more