Sundowning

[Eunomi]

Looking for strategy for dealing with severe agitation and confusion early evening with my husband with vascular dementia and mild Alzheimer's.

 

[Izzy]

Sundowning is such a hard thing to manage. I wondered if this factsheet would be of any help to you -

Sundowning and dementia

Sometimes a person with dementia will behave in ways that are difficult to understand in the late afternoon or early evening. This is known as 'Sundowning'.

www.alzheimers.org.uk