Sleeping all the time(2)

Ritzrock

My LO is sleeping all the time. Any advice. Don't know what to do, if anything. Person becomes agitated, very mild mannered person all his life, when asked to do to anything. It's heartbreaking and causes anger/frustration/sadness when in his family. Thanks

Battlebuddy

Sleeping all the time is a sign of late stage progression. Don’t know where he is at in his journey. Could you share a little more about how long he has been diagnosed and a little more of his situation?

mommyandme (m&m)

Whether he’s at home or at a facility, call for a hospice evaluation.  If admitted under their care they can provide many helpful things, practically and medically.  (Maybe you’ve already done that.)

My moms at home and has been on hospice for over a year yet she’s still awake and up and around a bit.  We have a recertification every two months and she’s not been discharged yet and is also deemed a stage 7c on their scale. 

MN Chickadee

You don't want to force eating when they are sleepy, they can asperate and get pneumonia. Offer tasty soft foods and/or Ensure when your LO is awake. There may not be much you can do. I would second brining hospice in, they can help make sure the person is comfortable. The agitation may be because they are uncomfortable or in pain. Hospice will assess and treat that.

Ritzrock

He, my father, is not in the later stages of the disease. He is cognizant and can be engaging when he wants to be. He knows what is happening and is angry and afraid and only wants his wife, who is in frail health to take care of him. He overhears all of the horrible words people say these days and repeats them under his breath or to his wife. Any advice? Thanks

Ritzrock

A very good book I am suggesting to you is recently published called: Losing Me, While Losing You. Authors are: Jeanette A. Auger, Diane Tedford-Litle and Brenda Wallace-Allen. Thanks

MN Chickadee

I think we might be able to give better advice if we hear more about what stage he is in and his general health.  I put a website below; if you take a look at the graphic part way down, what stage out of the 7 would you say he is at? Some people are kind of in between and show signs of two stages, which I would consider them t be in the later of the two. Also, does he have any other health problems and is he on a lot of medications?  Is the sleeping all the time  a new or sudden development?  

https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/stages

Wilted Daughter

My mom's sleeping habits have progressed as well which can be result of her age, medication, dementia/other medical conditions. Her alert waking hours are morning/breakfast (9:30-11:00), and afternoon/lunch-evening dinner  (1:30 - 8:00). When awake she's either in bed or sitting in a chair and she naps in between. Currently have VN and PT, but I am told it is to be expected. We are trying to exercise her more, but it's difficult...

An evaluation can inform you best on the cause and possible resolutions. It may or may  not be cause for concern but only proper clinical evaluation will determine. 

Hope everything works out well.

mommyandme (m&m)

Ritzrock,

Thanks for the book suggestion!