If you are caring for a loved one with dementia and noticing they are sleeping far more than they used to — long naps, falling asleep in their chair, hard to wake in the mornings — you are not imagining it, and you are not alone. Why do dementia patients sleep so much is one of the…
When a loved one with dementia becomes upset, frightened, or fixated on something distressing, your first instinct is often to explain or correct. Unfortunately, that rarely works. This is where useful distraction techniques for dementia caregivers come in — a gentler approach that families around the world rely on every day. Distraction, also called redirection,…