Hi Norm, Mum didn't do it, but we had a great aunt, (Mum did a lot of her care towards the end, I was a young teenager) who got herself into the routine of going to bed at dusk and getting up at dawn, kind of 5 to 5 lark if you know what I mean. It meant she was completely out of cinq. so if you can find any ways to stop it, it would be best for you both. Having said that, on the occasions that Mum put herself to bed in the afternoon, I used to leave her for an hour at the most and then get her up with an "early morning cuppa" etc. or we would have been without sleep for many a night! Hope Peg soon goes back to her old routine, it will be hard for you till she does so try to get some sleep when and where you can. Another friend who had his wife to care for used to tie a string to his wrist and hers, that way, when she went to get out of bed, he got a tug and woke up. Again not ideal, but it worked, she only went into hospital for the last 3 days of her life, he did it till then and would have continued probably, if the powers that be hadn't checked and found she was quite poorly and he was suffering from nervous exhaustion. It's hard to care for a parent, but you guys, and dolls, caring for partners, I take my hat off to you. Love She. XX