Hi all
My mum has started getting up at night and wandering around the house fiddling. She's so noisy - opening and closing her door loudly and marching up and down the stairs (70s style wooden floating stairs). I've tried to minimise the noise by putting a foam strip round her door frame and encouraging her to wear slippers but the slippers remain unworn and she's removed the foam strip.
This can go on until 2-3am in the morning and I am getting no sleep. I work so this is really doing me in. Anyone got any ideas on how I can get her to settle. I've tried warm milk and soothing music etc to no avail. Is this sundowning? (I'm a bit hazy on what that actually means). If so, is there anything I can do?
My mum has started getting up at night and wandering around the house fiddling. She's so noisy - opening and closing her door loudly and marching up and down the stairs (70s style wooden floating stairs). I've tried to minimise the noise by putting a foam strip round her door frame and encouraging her to wear slippers but the slippers remain unworn and she's removed the foam strip.
This can go on until 2-3am in the morning and I am getting no sleep. I work so this is really doing me in. Anyone got any ideas on how I can get her to settle. I've tried warm milk and soothing music etc to no avail. Is this sundowning? (I'm a bit hazy on what that actually means). If so, is there anything I can do?