Lifesize dolls for elderly residents

Looking at the link, they really unnerved me , the thought of sitting looking at a dummy , no sorry

Soft toy animals , including teddy bears, are apparently (she says!) very popular with a huge percentage of the adult population.
Sebastian Flyte was not alone.

Pets would be a better idea---as lemongrove suggested.

A couple of the ladies in my H's care home had them.
I was called on several times to dress them again when they had taken their clothes off.
One referred to hers as her daughter.
I think they gave them comfort, they also liked stuffed kittens and puppies.
Something to love and cuddle I think.

I agree Maw
How about lifelike pets instead? They did do a trial of a lifelike small dog which was a success with older people.

When my dear mother in law was in a home due to Dementia, they were given lovely realistic dolls that looked just like babies and she loved them. She carried it around and held it just like a real baby. I’m sure it gave her comfort in her final years. So yes I agree luckygirl a great idea.

Am I alone in finding “reborn baby” dolls and all of this creepy?

Dementia patients excepted of course

I thought this thread meant really life size dolls for elderly residents to care for, there wouldn't be much room in the lounge if everyone had one!!
But then I thought like Sara65 how realistic the reborn dolls are and how much pleasure they could bring to elderly ladies , especially if they could knit clothes for them , of course this is no substitute for human contact but sadly many don't get visitors .

An absolutely brilliant idea, I’ve thought about this for a long time, when I used to visit my mother in law with my baby granddaughter, the residents would fight to get at her, once resulting in an elderly lady being knocked over

I think they should be given reborn dolls to care for, they are very realistic, and they would love them