Emotional video shows dementia patient becoming employee of the month in care home

Shirley Bowes is a resident at Twelve Oaks, a Senior Living Community in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Shirley suffers from dementia but to give her a sense of purpose, staff at the home told her she is actually a Twelve Oaks employee. An emotional video by DePaul, the organisation behind the senior community, shows Shirley being given an award for employee of the month.

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• June 17, 2017 19:53 IST

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Shirley Bowes is a resident at Twelve Oaks, a Senior Living Community in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Shirley suffers from dementia but to give her a sense of purpose, staff at the home told her she is actually a Twelve Oaks employee. An emotional video by DePaul, the organisation behind the senior community, shows Shirley being given an award for employee of the month.