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Fidget Sensory Pillow Cover for People Living with Dementia

$64.95 CAD

A handmade sensory pillow cover with multiple textures, buttons, beads, and laces — designed to reduce anxiety and agitation in people living with advanced cognitive impairment.

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In exclusive collaboration with the Quebec Women's Institute

The Fidget Sensory Pillow Cover is a handmade sensory tool designed for people living with moderate to advanced cognitive impairment. Created in exclusive collaboration with the Quebec Women's Institute, each cover is crafted by hand and features a variety of textures, buttons, beads, and a lace to thread — giving restless hands something meaningful and calming to engage with.

For people living with dementia, tactile stimulation through touch and texture can help reduce anxiety, agitation, and boredom. The varied materials on this cover provide gentle sensory engagement without requiring instructions or cognitive effort. Pillow insert not included.

Dimensions: 16 x 16 inches. Zipper closure.

  • The Fidget Sensory Pillow Cover is suitable for people living with moderate to advanced cognitive impairment who experience anxiety, agitation, or restlessness.
  • The Fidget Sensory Pillow Cover is suitable for people with reduced hand sensation who benefit from varied tactile stimulation throughout the day.
  • The Fidget Sensory Pillow Cover is suitable for caregivers looking for a dignified, calming sensory tool for a loved one at home or in a care community setting.

Restless hands are one of the most common expressions of anxiety and agitation in people living with advanced dementia. Fidgeting, rubbing, and clenching are often the body's way of seeking sensory input, and providing a purposeful outlet for that need can meaningfully reduce distress without medication.

Most sensory tools on the market are manufactured and uniform. This pillow cover is different — each one is handmade by members of the Quebec Women's Institute, an organization celebrating its 100th anniversary and deeply rooted in the preservation of craft and cultural heritage in Quebec. The variety of textures, closures, and threading elements gives the hands multiple points of engagement, and the familiar pillow format makes it feel like a personal object rather than a clinical device. For caregivers, it is also a dignified conversation piece that reflects care and intentionality.

  • Free shipping on orders over 75 USD or $200 CAD.
  • Please read our complete return policy.
  • Dimensions: 16 x 16 inches
  • Closure: zipper
  • Elements: buttons, beads, lace, multiple fabric textures
  • Handmade in Quebec
  • Pillow insert: not included
  • Colors: vary per item — handmade
  • Multiple fabric textures for varied tactile stimulation
  • Buttons, beads, and a lace to thread for hands-on engagement
  • Zipper closure adds an additional tactile and motor element
  • Designed to reduce anxiety, agitation, and boredom
  • No instructions needed — no right or wrong way to use it
  • Handmade by members of the Quebec Women's Institute
  • Made in exclusive collaboration with the Quebec Women's Institute
  • Pillow insert not included

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