Is it important to have the same routine, give the patient the same expectations? Does that help with behavior?

Very much so. I think a lot of times, families will say, “Can we go to Europe and take a very complicated trip?” And we don’t want to deny people pleasure. But a lot of times often the greatest pleasure, once you start getting Alzheimer’s disease, is in routine and having a world that is predictable.

Sometimes these trips that someone had thought about for many years may not bring the kind of joy that people hope for. Routine is incredibly important. Same time breakfast, same lunch, same dinner.