Hi All
I'm a new poster to the forum, although I've been reading it for a while. My mum has alzheimers and my Dad is her main carer, but myself and my brother keep an eye on them both.
What has prompted me to post is I'd like some advice on Mums behaviour. She's started going to bed a lot, sometimes mid afternoon for a couple of hours and then to bed for the night at about 6.30pm. We've tried keeping her up but it's a lost cause.
I think some of it is boredom, she's beyond the stage of taking any interest in TV or books. Her memory span is only a couple of minutes. Our big worry is that she's missing meals, she gets up before my Dad and claims to have had breakfast and now she's missing tea as well.
Any ideas on how to handle it or is a normal phase which she'll come out of?
Thanks
Quack
I'm a new poster to the forum, although I've been reading it for a while. My mum has alzheimers and my Dad is her main carer, but myself and my brother keep an eye on them both.
What has prompted me to post is I'd like some advice on Mums behaviour. She's started going to bed a lot, sometimes mid afternoon for a couple of hours and then to bed for the night at about 6.30pm. We've tried keeping her up but it's a lost cause.
I think some of it is boredom, she's beyond the stage of taking any interest in TV or books. Her memory span is only a couple of minutes. Our big worry is that she's missing meals, she gets up before my Dad and claims to have had breakfast and now she's missing tea as well.
Any ideas on how to handle it or is a normal phase which she'll come out of?
Thanks
Quack