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sundown syndrome

• Article - What to Do When Your Parent Shows Signs of Sundown Syndrome at Home

  Sundown Syndrome affects people with dementia and strikes around sunset. Learn how to minimize sun down syndrome agitation for your loved ones.

• Article - How to Tell if Your Parent With Alzheimer's Needs Assisted Living

  How to tell if your parent with Alzheimer's needs assisted living. These questions will help you decide whether your parent needs more assistance.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Better Sleep for Dementia Caregivers: Two Fresh Solutions

  A new study shows hands-on dementia caregivers have significantly worse sleep than noncaregivers; two fresh possible solutions.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Could my mother's sleeping pills be causing her sundown syndrome?

  Could sleeping pills be causing my parent's sundown syndrome? Yes, sleeping pills could certainly contribute to sundown syndrome, or confusion.

• Question - What is sundown syndrome?

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• Question - I don't think my 78-year-old mother has dementia, so why does she get sundown syndrome?

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• Question - My father, who has Parkinson's disease, has been experiencing sundown syndrome. Is this normal or a side effect of a medication?

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• Question - How can we cope with my dad's severe sundown syndrome?

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• Question - Can sundown syndrome and dementia make my mother-in-law see people?

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• Question - What is sundown dementia?

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• Question - Is there a medication that helps with dementia/sundowning...

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