Spending time outside in natural light may help to reorient the internal clock. Light therapy involves introducing a specialized, bright lighting device for at least 30 minutes during the day. Encourage physical activity : Energy exertion during the day can help with sleeping at night. Walking or doing other exercises outside provide double benefits of both activity and light exposure. Talk with a doctor about the ideal time to administer any medications in order to promote healthy sleep.
Avert hallucinations : If evening hallucinations are delaying or disrupting sleep, it could help to light the room in a way that does not create shadows during the hours leading up to bedtime.
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At least I know where he is I believe his brain cannot be stimulated enough to keep it alert, awake. It is possible that your husband has Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, but the more usual combination is Parkinson's and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, since both Parkinson's and DLB involve protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies for the doctor that discovered them. What kind of a doctor is treating your husband for this? Is it a neurologist well experienced with dementia?
Anyway, whatever type of dementia he has, the excessive daytime sleepiness may be treatable. My husband took Provigil for that condition and it was very helpful for years. Have you discussed this problem with your husband's doctor? As my husband entered the end stage he began to sleep more and more, and the medication became ineffective. Eventually he sleep more than 20 hours a day. My husband's doctor knew that his condition Dementia with Lewy Bodies could not be cured, but he felt strongly about giving his patients the best quality of life they could have.
So he treated the excessive daytime sleepiness right up until the last stage. I am grateful for that. FriendlyBedGuy Jan Eat, sleep in recliner, nap, eat, sleep in recliner, nap, etc. Had covers over his bedroom windows so it was like a cave. But that seemed "normal" for someone in their nineties. Would have been great that way until the end- then went to the hospital with an infection and never walked or came home again. Spent almost 3 years in a SNF which I wouldn't wish on anyone. Passed away two weeks ago when he was almost I believe sleep is just nature's way of handling old age.
I think it is a blessing that he is able to sleep. So many caregivers are dealing with sun downing and agitation from their loved ones. Sleep is natures way of dealing with many hard parts of our lives. As we wind down I think we need more sleep, just as infants need sleep as they are growing. I would not wake my infant and my Mom can sleep all she wants - she deserves it at 90 years old. Letting him sleep and stay in bed is easier than trying to fight. And its surprising how strong he still is.
Houston Jan I am caring for my 80 year old mother who has Alzheimers and we are suspecting also Lewy's Body Dementia. She sleeps hours at night and then likes to dose during the day. Everything is exhausting for these poor people. Things that you and I do with minimal effort requires so much more energy to move commands and thoughts through their minds let alone getting the body to respond.
You are not a bad caregiver for not making him get up and go and be involved with everything. To what degree you can, let him set the pace. A shower and meals are about all my mother can handle in a day. We just make those necessary things as pleasant as possible. Scared Feb Deefer I guess I should count my blessings. They always say that if everyone put their problems in a pile on the floor, you'd end up picking yours back up because it was probably the smallest in the first place!
I would just like my husband to exercise mind and body more I think it would be better for his overall health. I do sympathize with your situation, though. You are a saint I don't know if I have the stamina, patience, strength or courage to take care of my husband as his condition continues to deteriorate.
This is why I am so worried I just don't know if I can do it. I know there is help available, but until my husband can't shower, shave, toilet, feed himself, I can't get any help. In the meantime, I watch and worry and wonder how I will cope. I know it's not about me Sharry Dec After my dad passed away, my mother who was in a nursing home with dementia, started losing weight quickly.
The nursing home put her on 15 mg. She soon started eating better. I brought her to live with me and all she wanted to do was sleep. Her new doctor here is working with me to get her off some of the medications that the nursing home had her on. It's been a very slow process but I am starting to see her be a little more wakeful and responsive since we have taken her off the antidepressants and reduced the dosage of some of her meds. She still wants to go to bed at 8 pm and sleep until 10 or 11 the next morning and then naps throughout the day in the recliner.
She can't walk at all, so I don't have to worry about her wandering but it bothers me that she doesn't talk and is so fatigued all the time. I try to do a little PT with her to keep her strong enough to transfer from bed to her chair but it's really hard to motivate her. I am afraid that sleeping so much is causing her to lose her physical ability that she has left to help me transfer her and especially for her to be able to toilet.
I don't know what the answer is. I just know that this is so hard and so draining for the patient and the caretaker. Blessings to you all for caring for your loved ones. Helpful Answer 6. My husband w mild dementia also sleeps lots. If I wake him to go someplace it takes a lot longer to get ready so plan extra time.
I sometimes feel the outside air helps a little. Our Dr. It certainly is better than up at night.
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