As published by Dr. Zorba Paster, Wisconsin State Journal
Memory loss. I’ve talked about this a lot before, as mom, my mother-in-law and my lovely wife, Penny, all suffered from it and slowly slid downhill.
I saw how people in memory-care units are watched like a hawk, trying to make sure they don’t do something that might get them into trouble. But the problem with that is you don’t have the freedom to be yourself.
Would you like someone watching everything you do? Of course not. That lack of freedom, that lack of agency, really affects a person’s quality of life.
How can we find the sweet spot where people who have cognitive impairment but are still functional can be in a safe space — but a space that allows them to have fun?
