Getting a person with dementia to sleep at night

Alzheimer's weekly
Nurse Dina
One of the most difficult things to deal with when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or a related dementia, to understand why the person says and does the things they do. Its hard to know exactly what's going on, but you are seeing is most likely the encroaching of the plaques and tangles into the parts of the brain that control mood, impulsivity and the ability to reason. It is impossible to remain patient and be understanding when you are on call for 24 hours at a time without any sleep or respite.

Many people with Alzheimer's tend to sleep or doze during the day and then towards the late afternoon or evening, they start ...read it all