With the help of caregivers, Mr. Sonderegger can pursue his work and schedule time when he can be care-free.

If Mr. Sonderegger had to care for his wife alone around the clock, it wouldn't work. With the help of caregivers, Mr. Sonderegger can pursue his work and schedule time when he can be care-free.

After the diagnosis, Mr. Sonderegger changed how he communicated with his wife.

After the diagnosis, Mr. Sonderegger changed how he communicated with his wife. He no longer contradicts her but instead remains patient. Arguments had previously been common.

For Mr. Sonderegger, the caregivers' group has not been very enriching. He wants to create his own experience.

For Mr. Sonderegger, the caregivers' group has not been that enriching. Instead, he informed himself by reading books and listening to lectures. His strategy, he says, is to adapt. He wants to create his own experiences.

As mental impairment increases, so does physical health, says Mr. Sonderegger.

With the increasing mental impairment, the physical health also decreases, says Mr. Sonderegger. His wife used to be very fit, but today she can't walk for more than half an hour.

Mr. Sonderegger finds joint activities important and right.

Mr. Sonderegger finds joint activities important and right. He takes his wife shopping with him. The couple goes for a walk together every day. Mr. Sonderegger attends a concert or goes to the theater with his wife from time to time. She is always present at family gatherings.

Mr. Sonderegger comes into moral conflict with himself because he has to patronize his wife and restrict her freedom of movement.

Mr. Sonderegger recently installed a fence in the garden to prevent his wife from falling as much as possible and thus avert potential complicated medical interventions. It remains a moral conflict for him to patronize his wife and restrict her freedom of movement.

Mr. Sonderegger can also imagine the home care arrangement for himself, as he has set it up for his wife.

Mr. Sonderegger can imagine the home care arrangement he has set up for his wife for himself as well, should he need it in the future.

The questions in the advance directive are far too difficult and too detailed, says Mr. Sonderegger. He trusts in common sense.

The questions in the living will are far too difficult and too detailed, says Mr. Sonderegger. He trusts in common sense and in the fact that he can reasonably regulate a given situation with the health professionals.

Growing old is expensive," concludes Mr. Sonderegger.

Growing old is expensive," concludes Mr. Sonderegger. He has done the math: the private care he organized for his wife at home is cheaper than the nursing home, which cost over CHF 7000.- per month. At the moment, he pays CHF 2000.- per month out of his own pocket.

For Mr. Sonderegger's wife, the nursing home proved to be only a temporary option.

For Mr. Sonderegger's wife, the nursing home proved to be only a temporary option. After her aggressiveness had subsided, Mr. Sonderegger decided to care for her at home again. She was much better at home, much busier than in the home, which was good for her. The depressive mood she had suffered from in the nursing home had subsided.

Mr. Sonderegger opposes the increase in sedatives for his wife.

Mr. Sonderegger opposes the increase in sedatives for his wife, who is being cared for in a nursing home. He does not want her personality to change even more as a result of the medication.