She sleeps all day. Is that normal?

Sleeping more can be an expected part of dementia. It can also be a sign of an infection, a medication problem, or another change that needs attention today. Written by a hospice nurse practitioner, this guide explains what to expect at each stage. It shows you how to tell slow changes from sudden ones, and when to call.

Inside this book:

• How sleep changes as dementia progresses.
• Infections, medicines, and other causes of new sleepiness.
• Help when your loved one sleeps all day and stays awake at night.
• What to do when your loved one is difficult to wake.
• Gentle ways to support daytime alertness and safer nights.
• How sleeping more and eating less fit together in advanced dementia.
• Whether to wake someone with advanced dementia, and how to keep them comfortable.
• When increased sleep may be part of the dying process.

The Family Toolkit includes:

• a daily sleep tracking chart
• a daytime activity planner
• a sleep medication review worksheet
• a changes-in-alertness checklist
• a nighttime safety checklist
• a comfort care checklist
• an In My Own Words page

Book Four of the Dementia Made Simple for Families series.