When his father had Alzheimer’s, Jonathan Kozol learned how bleak gerontological care can be “Good god, what happens to people who don’t have the advantages we had?”
In Alzheimers > Coping Stories:
My Mother, Lost and Found Mom’s private caregiver, Ellen Knapp, has a term for this type of behavioral change: disinhibition
People Living With Alzheimer’s Can Still Enjoy Life Almost all people with dementia, even those in the later stages of the disease, can enjoy life if they have the right support and environment.