For people with dementia, the obstacles to reading are many-- and books, magazines and newspapers that used to bookend the day and underpin a sense of identity via self-selected reading materials fall by the wayside.

The text is too dense, the fonts are too small, the content is too challenging, and current events are often too distressing. People then struggle to read what they once enjoyed and give up in frustration.

NANA’S BOOKS meet the need for books that respect the intellect and interests of people living with dementia, and meet their motor, visual and cognitive challenges with modified versions of art (illustration, photography, fine art), literature, poetry and praise that they know and love.

They give elders a renewed sense of self, as the visual and auditory cues (images and verse) act as prompts to give them the words to articulate their thoughts and share their feelings.