How a robot helps dementia patients at Minnesota nursing home: “We are taking them back in time”

Roseville, Minnesota — Jill Breckenridge has a new friend at her Minnesota nursing home — but it’s not a person. It’s a special robot named Pepper that can talk and even dance with the residents to keep them active. 

Amid staffing shortages at nursing homes, the robot is part of a pilot program that’s helping seniors both physically and mentally. Pepper’s special power is using new technology to bring up old memories to help dementia patients. 

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