HIAWATHA, Iowa (KWWL) – One group in Hiawatha is making blankets for hospital patients at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids. But these aren’t your typical blankets. Zippers, buttons and velcro cover them.

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital volunteer sewers have been making special blankets that soothe agitation and provide comfort for some of the hospital's patients. They are sewing fidget blankets, ...

Shirley Anderson’s new blanket has all sorts of bells and whistles. The small lap quilt features nine squares, with two or more activities per square. There are buttons, zippers, laces, Velcro flaps, ...

People with dementia, brain trauma, Alzheimer's or other similar conditions can get confused and agitated with a change of location like a hospital stay. "It's just so hard when you pull those ...

I’ve always envisioned collaborating with my sister on something that has a meaningful impact and genuinely helps people. However, I hadn't yet discovered the idea until last year when I met Tina Ng, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One North Alabama woman is working to help those with Alzheimer’s by making sensory blankets. The special blankets are designed to help distract Alzheimer’s patients while ...

Within one week of learning that the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System needed lap "fidget blankets," the United States Daughters of 1812 delivered 32 blankets. The donations were made ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – A group of women in Spokane are on a mission to comfort some of the city's most vulnerable residents. Known as "The Spokane Fidget Project," they handmaking fidget quilts to comfort ...