As stated in the last post, nighttime can be nightmarish for those who live with someone in the moderate-to-advanced stages of Alzheimer's or other dementias. The sleep patterns of caregivers over age 60 who provide direct, live-in care for people with dementia are significantly worse than those of noncaregivers, says a study in the new Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. These caregivers:
Get less total sleep (an average of 6.5 hours per night)
Take longer to fall asleep
What can caregivers do to improve their sleep?
Practice good sleep habits
click here to see what they are
Minimize the sundowning and wandering of the Alzheimer's or dementia person
click here for some tips
Think about night time respite care
read about it here
Get a depression evaluation
Here is some
valuable info
Join a support group
information
Alzheimers Association recommendations
Join an online support group
click here to join
More information on being a well caregiver
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1 comment:
This is very informative post I like it. Person suffering from Alzheimer's disease is not so simple handle with. It requires a highly trained person to deal with as most of the time its not easy to take care of these patients. One can may find solution of this problem by hiring some kind of In Home Care services. Today there are so many organization who deal with this problem in highly professional way.
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