This gentleman was 90 plus years old. He was living in a retirement residence and could pretty much take care of himself but his sight and hearing were somewhat diminished. Since most of his old friends had already passed away, he was alone most of the time. The Memory Book took considerable work to produce but the final product was well worth the effort as you can imagine. Of course, it does take someone to organize a Memory Book.
Someone needs to dig up the photographs.
They need to send a letter to the subject's friends and ask for some kind of written response. An organization of the pictures with the written remarks needs to be done. Then the project needs to be turned over to a personal publishing firm such as Paperworx. The creative work is not for everyone, of course. But it is tangible and practical and can be done by most people.