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Puzzles To Remember

PUZZLES TO REMEMBER is a 501(c)3 organization that provides puzzles to nursing homes, veterans facilities, and other facilities that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Dr. Max Wallack founded Puzzles To Remember in 2008, and continues to act as an advisor and mentor. Hailey Richman is the Executive Director of PuzzlesToRemember. Since 2011, Hailey has been distributing puzzles to nursing facilities around the globe. Hailey is also the founder of KidCaregivers.com, where she provides advice for children dealing with dementia in their family members. Hailey has begun an international program called PuzzleTime which involves pairing youth members with people with Alzheimer's for an hour of shared jigsaw puzzle solving. Dr. Max Wallack serves as a mentor to the KidCaregivers program.

If you have puzzles that you would like to donate, please contact us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com and we will find a location near you where you can bring your puzzles. We can also provide you with a donation letter so that you can claim the value of your puzzles as a tax deduction.

To see a short video from WCVB Ch. 5 "BOSTON STRONG" about Max's efforts on behalf of Alzheimer's patients, click here.

To see a short video about Hailey's Puzzle Time Program, click here.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Ceaco Donates 113 Puzzles for Alzheimer’s Patients

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Today Ceaco, a puzzles manufacturer who has supported PuzzlesToRemember since 2009, donated 113 new puzzles.


These puzzles vary greatly in their level of difficulty, so they will each be sent to a nursing facility unit matched for the ability of the residents. Senior citizens seem to especially enjoy animal puzzles.

More simple puzzles, like this American scene by Jane Wooster Scott, will be sent to facilities that have patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. These puzzles have fewer pieces that are oversized and easier-to-grasp. Research shows that working on puzzles can help delay the point at which an early Alzheimer’s patient becomes no longer able to function in society.

Thank you, Ceaco, for continuing to help so many people, and a special thanks to Laura for accumulating these puzzles, keeping them for PuzzlesToRemember, and helping load them into my car today.

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University Academy. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Posted by Max Wallack at 6:13 PM

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PUZZLES TO REMEMBER was founded in 2008 by Max Wallack, in memory of his great-grandmother, Gertrude Finkelstein, who died of Alzheimer's disease in 2007.
Puzzles To Remember is registered in Massachusetts as a public charity. Contributions are welcome, and are tax deductible under sec. 501(c.)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

For more information, write to us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com