Emotional video shows dementia patient becoming employee of the month in care home

Shirley Bowes is a resident at Twelve Oaks, a Senior Living Community in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Shirley suffers from dementia but to give her a sense of purpose, staff at the home told her she is actually a Twelve Oaks employee. An emotional video by DePaul, the organisation behind the senior community, shows Shirley being given an award for employee of the month.

By Staff Reporter
June 17, 2017 19:53 +08

IBTimes UK

Shirley Bowes is a resident at Twelve Oaks, a Senior Living Community in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Shirley suffers from dementia but to give her a sense of purpose, staff at the home told her she is actually a Twelve Oaks employee. An emotional video by DePaul, the organisation behind the senior community, shows Shirley being given an award for employee of the month.