I have a 62 year old dad with Early Onset Alzheimers.
When looking at information about it, I often read about people having low energy, or wandering at night, bad sleep etc.
Does anyone struggle with getting their person to rest? My dad is constantly looking for something to do, he has more energy than any of us, and it's quite exhausting keeping him busy. He often looks for jobs to do around the house and finds stuff he shouldn't be doing really. He goes for dog walks (I keep track of him on his phone) for 3-4 hours and hes just started going for runs again. I'm thankful that he sleeps well at night for now, and I don't want him doing nothing, but he's almost like a toddler trying to keep him entertained.
He isn't in early stages by any means, I'm just quite baffled by his energy sometimes, and wondered if anyone else experiences this in younger dementia patients?
When looking at information about it, I often read about people having low energy, or wandering at night, bad sleep etc.
Does anyone struggle with getting their person to rest? My dad is constantly looking for something to do, he has more energy than any of us, and it's quite exhausting keeping him busy. He often looks for jobs to do around the house and finds stuff he shouldn't be doing really. He goes for dog walks (I keep track of him on his phone) for 3-4 hours and hes just started going for runs again. I'm thankful that he sleeps well at night for now, and I don't want him doing nothing, but he's almost like a toddler trying to keep him entertained.
He isn't in early stages by any means, I'm just quite baffled by his energy sometimes, and wondered if anyone else experiences this in younger dementia patients?