Elderly Sleep Issues
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Alzheimer’s and Sleep Disorders: Expert Answers to 6 Common Questions
Sleep issues are a symptom of many types of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. Learn how dementia affects the sleep cycle and find techniques to improve sleep.
20 CommentsWhy Does My Elderly Loved One Sleep All Day?
Many seniors doze off throughout the day to compensate for poor sleep at night. However, if your aging loved one spends most of their time sleeping instead of engaging in life, it could indicate a more serious underlying problem.
35 Comments6 Reasons Caregivers Need More Sleep
Finding time to sleep is one of the hardest things for a caregiver to do, but these six reasons demonstrate why caregiver respite should be a priority in any elder care plan.
10 CommentsThe Connection Between Aging, Insomnia and Memory Loss
Insomnia is a bothersome condition often associated with fragmented sleep and fatigue. But when chronic sleep deprivation is left unchecked, it can take a serious toll on a senior’s physical and mental health.
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Sleep Issues Questions
My 87-year-old mom may have vascular dementia and has heart issues. She seems to be sleeping more in her recliner at night.
5 AnswersTopsailJanet Answered Mar 28, 2024My husband wants to go to bed at 7:30 pm. He has dementia and wakes anyway from 12 to 2am with restlessness and hyperventilating. I push him to stay up til 9, but he gets very agitated.
4 Answersfunkygrandma59 Answered Mar 28, 2024My dad has started talking in his sleep and speaks to his mom and brother as if he were young. Is this a sign for anything?
12 AnswersTaarna Answered Mar 27, 2024Sleeping for two days straight after dialysis?
4 AnswersDoggieMom86 Replied Mar 27, 2024
Sleep Issues Discussions
Why do they wake at 3am? And how to get them back to sleep?
6 CommentsAnxietynacy Commented Mar 3, 202495 year old mom with dementia wants to sleep herself to death. Is this common?
13 CommentsMirnap47 Commented Jan 10, 2024Dreams of dead loved ones.
13 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Sep 20, 2023My mom won’t let me sleep! What am I supposed to do?
12 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Aug 2023
Sleep Issues Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Dementia Behaviors
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Cognitive Decline
- Dementia Wandering
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Severe Dementia
- Signs of Dementia
- Cancer
- Moderate Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Chemotherapy
- Prostate Cancer
- Area Agency on Aging