Innovative Program For Alzheimer’s Patients With Sundowning Syndrome

2:00 a.m.

If you’ve had a loved one with advanced Alzheimer’s disease, you likely know what sundowning syndrome
is, even if you’ve never heard the term before. Alzheimer’s patients
with this syndrome either don’t sleep at night or wake up after a short
sleep and may create havoc, waking up caregivers and disturbing others
in the home, possibly for hours. But a care center in New York City has
an innovative program for night owl Alzheimer’s patients, that lets them
‘play,’ while their caregivers sleep….

 


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