Therapeutic Fibbing: Why Experts Recommend Lying to Someone with Dementia

Stepping into someone’s reality isn’t the same as lying

Honesty isn’t always the best policy when it comes to someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

That’s because their brain may experience a different version of reality.

Dementia damages the brain and causes progressive decline in the ability to understand and process information.

That’s why forcing someone to abandon their version of reality and join our “real world” can cause confusion, pain, anxiety, fear, and anger.

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