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How Do You Sleep When Alzheimer s Patients Wander?

Posted on September 17, 2008

AlzheimersNotes.comOne of the most frustrating aspects of caring for an Alzheimer s family member or one with some form of dementia is their lack of need for sleep at night and their wandering when you want to sleep. I found I cat napped and never slept soundly for the months Mother lived with us.One of my Alzheimer s Notes readers shares with us and asks for a solution:I have a friend whose mother also has mild dementia and when she takes her turn at caring for her mother, she is up all night long.We have had many conversations about what she and her sisters can do because they get no r...

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