Jimmy Carter, 99, Is No Longer Awake Every Day, Grandson Says: 'He's Experiencing the World as Best He Can'

In an exclusive interview with Southern Living, Jason Carter gave an update on his grandfather's health 16 months into hospice care

Jimmy Carter's life isn't how it once was, according to his grandson Jason Carter, but the former president's loved ones haven't stopped spending time with their 99-year-old patriarch.

In an exclusive conversation with Southern Living, Jason opened up about the Carter family's experience caring for Jimmy 16 months into hospice care, and why the onetime commander-in-chief chose Plains, Ga., to spend his final days. According to Jason, there has "really been no change" in Jimmy's health in recent months. But his baseline is much different in comparison to the active ex-president who the public saw building homes and teaching Sunday school well into his 90s.