Sleeping Pattern Disruptions as a Result of Alzheimer’s Disease
Monday, April 2nd, 2012Although this may not be a problem for the patient their family and care givers may rapidly become drained and exhausted. People often assume that as we get older, we need less sleep which may be true for some people but the opposite is true for others as everyone establishes the sleep pattern that suits them. While the sleep needs of an Alzheimer’s disease sufferer may not change their sleep patterns can reverse making them noisy and disruptive by moving around the house during the night as if it is the daytime. It may also be tempting to let them sleep for long periods during the day to give the carer some respite to do chores, or even take a nap themselves. However, it’s much more appropriate to keep the Alzheimer’s sufferer gently active during the day as this is a good way of helping them to re-establish a sleeping pattern where they settle again at night. You should also make sure that other factors such as incontinence, night cramps or joint pain aren’t causing the restless nights. Night sitting services are available if a solution to a patient’s night activity can’t be found.
Even if a service like this can only be used for one or two nights a week, at least the carer is getting some quality sleep. You’re hungry after a busy day at work, itching to get home to see your family, and now you’re stuck in traffic. So you finally stroll into your house at 6:04 PM, your 2 young children are clamoring for your attention, and they’re hungry too. You pop some frozen dinners in the microwave knowing full well they’re not healthy, but also knowing that you just don’t have time to think, much less cook.
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