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Alzheimer s Word of the Week - Sundowning

Posted on October 03, 2008

AlzheimersNotes.comSUNDOWNINGSundowning refers to the agitation and wandering that occurs with Alzheimer s patients in late afternoon, about the time the sun goes down. For some reason that researchers don t completely understand, Alzheimer s patients frequently tend to become agitated about this time of day.Some have a greater tendency to wander in late afternoon, too. So they have to be watched more carefully at these times for their safety.Have you experienced sundowning with your Alzheimer s patient?(Here s an abstract about sundowning from the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 9...

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