St. Luke's Long-Term Care Employees Wear Smiling Photos to Help Dementia Patients

Staff at St. Luke's Elmore's long-term care community in Boise, Idaho, are wearing photos of themselves smiling on the outside of their personal protective equipment (PPE) to help residents with dementia, reports CBS2 IdahoNews . Wearing PPE like masks at all times is a requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this can be hard on persons with dementia. The smiling photos are intended to help residents better recognize the person and know they are friendly.