Dad has stopped getting dressed most days recently - he is suffering with COPD and heart probs as well as his Dementia. He looks exhausted all the time and at the moment until his oxygen is sorted, is just shuffling from the sitting room to the kitchen during the day, which is all he can manage.
He complains to mum about feeling exhausted (and he looks it) - mum would happily go to bed early as she's exhausted looking after him. But he just won't go to bed! Mum will start asking if he wants to go up, say at 10 pm, but he uses delaying tactics to keep up. Eventually when she can't keep her eyes open any longer she will relunctantly say goodnight. Sometimes he gets angry, accusing her of leaving him.
Recently it's been 1.00 am before she hears him coming up the stairs (she can't sleep until she knows he's in bed). He then sits on the bed telling her he's let her down by not coming to bed earlier.... apologising. This can last for a good half hour.
I'm wondering whether there's a psychological reason for him just not wanting to go to bed. Once he's in bed he (mostly) goes off to sleep no problem. But is awake at 7ish the next morning. He just doesn't seem to be getting enough sleep.
Has anyone else had/having a similar experience?
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He complains to mum about feeling exhausted (and he looks it) - mum would happily go to bed early as she's exhausted looking after him. But he just won't go to bed! Mum will start asking if he wants to go up, say at 10 pm, but he uses delaying tactics to keep up. Eventually when she can't keep her eyes open any longer she will relunctantly say goodnight. Sometimes he gets angry, accusing her of leaving him.
Recently it's been 1.00 am before she hears him coming up the stairs (she can't sleep until she knows he's in bed). He then sits on the bed telling her he's let her down by not coming to bed earlier.... apologising. This can last for a good half hour.
I'm wondering whether there's a psychological reason for him just not wanting to go to bed. Once he's in bed he (mostly) goes off to sleep no problem. But is awake at 7ish the next morning. He just doesn't seem to be getting enough sleep.
Has anyone else had/having a similar experience?
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