Caring for her grandparents gave Barbara Worthington an insight on problems faced by those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. She discovered from her 13 years of caregiving that illustrations and one or two printed words sometimes worked better than verbal communication. About a year ago, the Winston resident began drawing illustrations to indicate simple activities such as eating and drinking. Then in May, with the help of her husband, Mark, she started Caregiver Cards, a home and online business (caregivercards.biz). Worthington said the cards, 4 1/4-by-5 1/2 inches with a different illustration on each side, cue patients to do certain …




