Alzheimer's Q&A with Rav Shlomo Aviner

Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim's Rosh Yeshiva, Ha-Rav Shlomo Aviner Shlit"a, gives some short answers to big questions on dementia care.

What's the Line between Respecting and Caring?

YESHIVA.ORG.IL: Rav Baruch Kitay

Dear Rabbi,
My father has medium stage dementia. He has good days and bad days. Where do I draw the line between respecting him and interfering in his life?

• Do I respect him by not saying anything or should I tell him he hasn’t got a good smell?
• Should my father be corrected when he makes mistakes in Kiddush or Benching?
• Should I tell him he is not capable to go abroad for Rosh Hashana, but should come to me instead?
• And what should I tell my children about their grandfathers behaviour?

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