The complex health needs of dementia patients have somehow been neglected as COVID-19 took the world by storm. Eight months in, the pandemic is taking a devastating toll on the estimated 5.8 million Americans living with dementia.These patients require hands-on care and can be sensitive to changes in routine; now both are difficult to navigate. Dementia patients are especially vulnerable with over 65,446 total COVID-19 deaths reported by American nursing homes to the CDC’s National