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Mom was diagnosed with dementia a year ago and it has progressed rapidly. She has started to sleep 10 to 15 hours a day. I usually just wake her and make her get up if she doesn't do it herself. Is this OK to let her sleep this long?

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Try to get her on some sort of schedule, it minimizes the level of confusion. A nap after lunch should not go past dinner time or she will be up all night.
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My partner watches his shows from 8 to about midnight and I head for the bedroom to watch mine. IT IS SUCH A GREAT TIME FOR ME! Then he sleeps in - in the morning till about 11:00 when I wake him up. That gives me every morning to myself also. As he progresses, this will probably change. But I would love to sleep in just once...My partner may be bedridden soon, so I am trying to get him out on the porch for sunshine and I take him with me when I am going on short errands. He wait patiently in the car as I go in for Scrips etc. I don't take him everytime. But, I give him his cell phone and the home phone so he can call me. That reminds me I have to set up both phones so he just has to push one number to get me...Hope you get some rest also.
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Staying in a fixed position for lengthy periods of time can lead to a stroke. 10-15 hours a day for a long period of time is not healthy.
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My partner has always stayed up late and slept in. Even before he got worse. Ever since I have known him he has slept in. I usually go to bed at 8 or so and give him his cell and house phone to call me...if he needs help. Now I have given him a bell to ring. But, I am thinking about getting a baby monitor.
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Baby monitors are awesome!
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They have monitors with cameras now. I would have to turn the volume down so I cannot hear his TV....But, I am going to buy one today.
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