1950s Memory Lane: Large print book for dementia patients

It's a nice idea, but not done well. It combines USA and Britain, so only 1/2 the pictures/text applies. Since the book is short (30 pages) and only 1/2 of it covers the USA, you only get about 15 pages of 1950's "memories". It doesn't cover enough TV shows, movie stars, or songs. The only news they included was 2 pages covering war -- nothing about big news items like the Civil Rights movement, NASA, medical advances like the polio vaccine, or adding 2 states to the USA. No mention of how much common items like mild, bread, and gas cost. No mention of icons like "The Peanuts", TV dinners, Hula-hoops, Disneyland's opening, "The Honeymooners", "Father Knows Best", "Lassie", "The Lone Ranger", etc. I suspect this will only be interesting enough for 1 read, not the review and stimulation of memories/discussions I was hoping for. Disappointing.

Since I am a US citizen and life-long resident of the US, I found the many British references to be less than desirable . Purchasers should have been advised that British illustrations comprised a great percentage of the book.

2 stars for the idea, but inside is black and white and very crowded. My mom has dementia and I bought them for her, but there was too much on any given page for her to "see" one thing. It should have had many more pages with less on each page and it definitely should have been in color.

The pictures and text inside the book are black and white. More British information is included than United States info, but there is both. I like that each page has a theme and has a question to ask the group (if using for groups). Extra for publisher: the pictures are a little small for elderly who have trouble seeing; the text is an okay size; black and white may be easier if one person is using the book, but made it more difficult as I am using the book in a group setting where no one else can touch the book for infection control reasons (hospital setting, coronavirus, etc.). Overall, is a helpful tool when running my low level OT groups.

Great book for older relatives with dementia. We purchased this book for my 92 year old mother in law with mild dementia.I can’t tell you how many times she’s mentioned how much she’s enjoyed this book. It has sparked so many memories and has brought her a lot of joy reminiscing about the 1950’s. She has shared the book with friends in her retirement community and together they’ve shared stories of days gone by. Thank you for publishing such a wonderful book, it has brought so much happiness.

The book was probably put together for a British audience and then the publisher had the bright idea that they could sell to American market if they added in a few photos from the USA. I was buying for an Alzheimer nursing unit and I think it will be confusing to the American audience so I'm returning it.

I bought a couple of these for my grandma who has mild dementia. I was hoping it would help me interact with her because it is difficult to converse when she doesn't really understand current events, etc. She had so many stories to tell me related to things in the book! She really enjoys it (I've gone through it with her a few times now). I would highly recommend for relatives or patients with dementia-it puts them in a familiar world for while.

The book is thin, with black and white photos. It attempts to cover both American and British cultural events of the era. This can be confusing. To elicit conversations with those who have dementia, it might be better to have color photography, and separate books for separate cultures.

All pictures in black and white some seem faded but that could be part of the era of photography at that time telling you about shops,50s prime ministers ,film stars of the day just mainly photo and their name. Holiday camps and street parties and travel.

Bought for my uncle - the book is a great concept and has large text but disappointed there weren’t that many pictures, and those pictures that were shown inside weren’t in colour and were small (unlike what is shown on the front cover).

Poor eyesight and failing memory means little gifts are difficult to find. my 89 year old dad loves these books and become quite animated when talking about details in it.

Bought this for my mum as she suffers from dementia, it helps prompt her about the "good old days", when she was a lot younger, though a lot is about american things.

Was great to share with my dad who has dementia it made him smile and talked about it with me the large printbwas great