Unsettling. As I spend more time with elderly relatives who have dementia, I agree that removing the stigma and having a community approach to care would help greatly. I realize a lot of people with dementia lack self-insight due to the disease but the need to hide their condition predates that stage, and is rational if not helpful in our culture.
Unsettling. As I spend more time with elderly relatives who have dementia, I agree that removing the stigma and having a community approach to care would help greatly. I realize a lot of people with dementia lack self-insight due to the disease but the need to hide their condition predates that stage, and is rational if not helpful in our culture.