Night time waking

[Lisa&neil]

Hi all
I was wondering if anyone has any advice on night time waking, my mum who has vascular dementia and Alzheimers and lives with us, has started waking in the night and asking what time it is. She has a clock in her room but think she may now be struggling to tell the time. Any advice would be most grateful

 

[SeaSwallow]

Hello and welcome to Talking Point @Lisa&neil. This is quite common as dementia progresses and can be very tiring for carers due to their sleep being constantly disturbed. It is possible that your mum can no longer read the clock and also does not understand the difference between night and day. When she asks for the time she is really looking for reassurance. Unfortunately there is not much that can be done about this apart from encouraging her to go back to bed.

 

[Weasell]

Adam

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Might be worth a go !

 

[forgetmenever]

Hi all
I was wondering if anyone has any advice on night time waking, my mum who has vascular dementia and Alzheimers and lives with us, has started waking in the night and asking what time it is. She has a clock in her room but think she may now be struggling to tell the time. Any advice would be most grateful

Hi @Lisa&neil
SNAP! My mum has also started waking at night, she has vascular dementia and alzheimers too, and lives with us. Unfortunately I don't have any advice but will let you know if anything works for my mum.