My Mom is sleeping about 12-14 hours a night now, only getting up occasionally . Is it that her medications are finally under control or do they need that much sleep at 89? She wakes up very happy now too. We still have the "I want to go home" business when sundowners hits thou, but not daily. Just curious if this is a later stage of dementia/alz or normal. Thanks all.
incontinence! I am getting ready to put her in the shower and scrub her. She deals with different things every day or every few days something different each time. I am at wit's end. I have spent most of the day crying because I am running out of ideas and resources to take care of the problem. Thank goodness, I am still able to leave her alone for short periods of time, which is a blessing. If I couldn't I would be in the "looney bin"! Hang in there and if you need to compare notes, give me a shout. Be sure to take care of you!
I worked in a nursing home many years ago. Mom lives here in my home with me and my husband now. I have a very structured day so that she is awake during the day (except for a few snoozes - she is 94 after all) and sleeps at night. If it gets bad enough that Mom is bedridden then we will probably find her a nursing home. As long as she is mobile, I'll keep her here with me. Her hope is that she will fall asleep and not wake up. I know that is not likely but if it did happen, that would be nice. More likely though, we'll be looking for a nursing home at some point in the future.
You must know then, how it is to change diapers on a bedridden person, its got to be horrible for both them and us. I just cant imagine the mess it could be. You say you worked in a nursing home? Do you have your Mom with you thou?