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Herr Reinhart

Herr Reinhart ist zum Interviewzeitpunkt 59 Jahre alt. Er ist der Sohn von Frau Reinhart und hauptverantwortlich für die Pflege seiner demenzerkrankten Mutter. Herr Reinhart lebt zusammen mit seiner Partnerin in der Nordwestschweiz. Er arbeitet Teilzeit. Herr Reinhart hat keine Kinder. Herr Reinharts Partnerin verfügt berufsbedingt über spezifisches Wissen zu mentalen Beeinträchtigungen. Während des Gesprächs mit Herr Reinhart sind auch seine Partnerin sowie seine Mutter anwesend. Herr Reinhart und seine Partnerin setzen sich intensiv mit der Option auseinander, Frau Reinhart zu sich in den Haushalt zu holen, sollte die gegenwärtige Wohnkonstellation mit dem Lebenspartner seiner Mutter nicht mehr funktionieren.

All Dementia

Mr. Reinhart’s brother comes on weekends to shop and cook with his mother.

Processes of adaptation Maintaining closeness and familiarity

Involving Spitex (outpatient care service) to provide personal hygiene and oral care proved to be a difficult step for his mother, says Mr. Reinhart.

Processes of adaptation Negotiating self-determination

The Reinhart brothers disagree about where their mother should live.

Four levels of communication of the caregivers 2. Caregiver - family members

Mr. Reinhart is skeptical about nursing homes. He tries to arrange things so that his mother, who suffers from dementia, can stay at home as long as possible.

At home or in a nursing home? Considering the option of a nursing home

In conversations with his mother’s family doctor, Mr. Reinhart reviews his mother’s list of medications, among other things.

Therapeutic approaches Drug treatment from the perspective of the caregiver

If his mother were to move in with him, Mr. Reinhart would hire caregivers and housekeeping help to relieve the burden on himself and his partner and allow them to schedule carefree time.

What helps? - Caregivers' perspective Building up a care network

For a long time, Mr. Reinhart and his partner grappled with the idea of bringing his mother, who suffers from dementia, to live with them.

At home or in a nursing home? Weighing up, planning, organising

The basic problem, according to Mr. Reinhart, is that people are living longer and longer, which leads to dementia.

What is dementia? Unknown causes of dementia

Mr. Reinhart says that it took a while for his mother to accept help.

Processes of adaptation Negotiating self-determination

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