The center at 501 42nd St. also has special programs for those with Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. There are two rooms for Alzheimer's sufferers, one for those with high functioning skills and one for those with low. The staff plays games like city bingo, the cards marked with the names of area cities. Hopefully, a city's name will spark a memory, like where they live, Ms. Hallberg said. That is the only type of bingo allowed at Intouch.
Television is forbidden, too.
Ms. Hallberg said. Instead, Intouch offers activities that will motivate, stimulate, and educate their guests. There are five equally spaced activity rooms, with different programs going on all the time, Ms. Hallberg said. There are health talks, maintenance therapy card playing, arts and crafts. At one table, a staff member reads newspaper headlines to a small group each morning.