Pr Frédéric Blanc, how do you view the Alzheimer’s roommate in Zillisheim?
I see it as an experiment, an alternative to nursing homes, and I find that very interesting. The fact that it is a small structure [prévue pour accueillir huit résidents, NDLR] I think that makes things easier. In an Ehpad, when you have 24 patients for a nurse or a caregiver, it is complicated from the outset. There, it seems to me that there is more humanity. Afterwards, you must not be too candid. The reality of the disease is there, no matter where. Facing the problems of “complicated intimacy”, which affects incontinence in particular, and behavioral disorders (aggressiveness, severe depression, delirium, hallucination, etc.) that can…
