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Dementia manifests itself in very different ways in those affected. Mona Vetsch learns this from her first encounter in the dementia care home. A resident can tell her how it feels when things that were taken for granted all her life suddenly no longer work. For example, remembering the year you were born or finding the way to the room in the care home that you have already walked 100 times. Later in the nursing department, Mona Vetsch can no longer expect spoken answers. Communication here takes place through attention. Mona helps one resident eat and another to sit up. Dementia affects not only the sick people, but also their relatives. Spouses tell Mona about the sad moment when they had to admit that they could no longer care for each other at home. The daughter of a dementia care home resident describes how it affects you when you lose your loved one bit by bit to the incurable disease. Three days in the Sonnweid dementia care home in Wetzikon are no walk in the park for Mona Vetsch. She is confronted with existential questions about the meaning of a long life and learns from the dementia sufferers that reality is always a question of perspective. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Producer: Karoline Wirth, Markus Storrer Camera: Ivan Aebischer, Sergio Cassini Editor: Sarah Felix Director: Hansjörg Niklaus NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND REPORTS EVERY WEEK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ???? Subscribe to SRF Dok on YouTube now and activate the bell: https://www.youtube.com/srfdok?sub_co... ???? More on the topic of documentaries & reports can be found here: ???? SRF Dok on Facebook: https://fb.com/srfdok ???? More stories to listen to: https://www.srf.ch/audio/themen/mensc... ???? More documentaries on Play SRF: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/themen/dokus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channel info: The SRF Dokus & Reportage teams report factually, avoiding scripted reality» and are committed to journalistic integrity. The editorial credo: We show life in all its nuances. __ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFDok #MonaMittendrin #demenz #alzheimer #SRF