He wakes up at two am and tryes to get dressed then turns on all the lights,which wakes me and my husband up since we sleep in the next room with the doors open. I try to explain that if the sun is not shining in his window go back to sleep. The other day sitting in front of a bay window with the sunn shining in at noon, he woke from a nap and looked at the clock and said" boy it's late I guess I'll be heading to bed now." I explained the sun was shinning in so it must be 12 noon. He just say's OH! any suggestions?
Please be sure to check with the person's doctors and get any referrals to specialist needed to check into sleep disorders; which may require an overnight sleep study.
Also check on caffine intake during the day and the environment for sleeping at night, lights, noise, bed comfort, etc.
Because of my father's dementia he fought sleep tooth and nail. We will never know WHY he fought sleep so much; but he did. The only thing we could do was to keep him, and others, safe. Because of this and other issues he HAD to have 24/7/365 care in an adult foster home. Even there, he did mess around with the home's electric panel and turned off the breaker for another resident who was on an oxygen concentrator when he was wandering around the home in the early morning hours. sigh. They had to lock the panel door.
Keeping my father awake during the day for sustained periods of time in order to get him to sleep during the night was impossible. He had severe sleep apnea that required a CPAP machine, which he refused to use.
Please don't delay in getting medical attention for this issue. Your care receiver may be more responsive to ideas/treatment then my father was.
Is your father sleeping too much during the day? You may need to try to keep him awake so he sleeps at night. He may just also need less sleep now. You might want to talk to the Dr about some medicine to help with sleeping.
It is hard and it can be dangerous to them, so don't take it lightly.
i dont know, peole are creatures of habit, thats probably been ingrained him him sice he was a little boy, to get up, get dressed, .etc so he does..
it can be a good thing, at least he will be awake if he needs to use the bathroom..
good luck, but this really isnt something to get upset over, i dont think. so long as hes not walking off second story balconies or into traffic, if hes not in danger, let him do it..
lol.. ask him to set the coffe pot, see if he does..