My husband has Vascular Dementia and has gone down quite a lot in the last 3-4 weeks. He has been prescribed medicine for sleeping but it only lasts for around 3 hours. Then from around 1.30am for the rest of the night he gets up and comes in saying he can't sleep. I tell him to go back to bed as it is night time and we both have to sleep. He is out of bed again about every 10 minutes then he starts crying and cannot sleep. Even if I put him back to bed he still gets out again. He has got more and more confused and doesn't seem to know the difference between night and day and of course he can't read the clock. I feel we are getting to rather an acute stage as my lack of sleep means I can't function properly. We have carers morning and evening which is a god send. But when they come he is always asking for me although he is not anxious with them.
Last weekend our Son and family (they only live 15 minutes away) offered to have him so I could get some sleep. But he was adamant he was not sleeping at their house.
I am hoping he will be able to go into Respite for 4 days, this is attached to the day centre he goes to. It will only happen 1 week in 4 and thats if he will go.
I would value any comments and help that you may have on this problem.
Thank you,
disi x
Last weekend our Son and family (they only live 15 minutes away) offered to have him so I could get some sleep. But he was adamant he was not sleeping at their house.
I am hoping he will be able to go into Respite for 4 days, this is attached to the day centre he goes to. It will only happen 1 week in 4 and thats if he will go.
I would value any comments and help that you may have on this problem.
Thank you,
disi x