Caregiver Training: Sundowning | UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program

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The UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Video series provides viewers with practical tools you can use in a variety of settings to create a safe, comfortable environment both for the person with dementia and the caregiver.

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It’s absolutely exhausting in every single way. My mother in law moved across country into our very small house almost 2 years ago. She hates being here most of the time. How do you keep someone awake who literally nods off when you’re sitting there talking? She has “sundowners” symptoms so badly and because of it she sleeps almost all day and is up wandering around all night. It’s like having a newborn except now you’re in your 60’s trying to look after an adult. You literally dread nights b/c you know chances are you’ll be up and something weird will be going on. Thanks for letting me vent❤️

abbysbud
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Thank you especially for explaining how to organize things to allow the person to feel less stressed.

debraseiling
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Love this training you give. I am from South Africa and by January/February 2019 will be moving to the UK. As an ex-cop I have come across terrible abuse of elderly people. I have a heart for them and those that are in need. Thus I have researched and after many months decided to go into a carer position in the UK. The crux of the matter in all of your training programs I noticed is just pure love and respect. That is the foundation of a carer. Cant wait to start this new career and I am already looking for more training programs. At last I will be able to do the job I can openly show love and compassion.

cindymonval
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That's all very well and good, if the person is capable of co-operating.What do you do when your Husband is trying to climb into a large skip, filled with rubbish, in public, looking for non existent cables, insisting he has to connect them?no amount of distracting or re-directing or humouring works.I care for my Husband on my own, no help, at times his behaviour is beyond me, text book answers don't work.This is real life, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

catherinebosley
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My grandmother has vascular dementia and can't take the meds that are supposed to be aimed to help with sundown, as they will affect her heart. Every night she tries to leave her house to go to her childhood home, so this may help. Thank you 💕

clairemacauliffecarroll
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My mom is late stages and can't seem to stay awake during the day. I'm sitting at the table with her now, she keeps nodding off as she's eating. She will also at times be moving het hands, fidgeting, with her eyes closed. I will move her to "wake" her back up and get her eating again or just be awake for a while. This happens during the day especially, no matter what we're doing. Watching TV, eating, me driving her somewhere, her on the phone. Any time she's sitting down. It's disheartening to see. I hate this disease so much for what it does to people.

TheKingOfRuckus
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My mum 95 has NO Dementia or Alzheimer’s.. she does this soon as the sun goes down…infection can be culprit…..

Moonstorms
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my Darling husband has this sadly...he becomes agitated...he is flying for a business trip....he rants...he is angry....I try to calm him...regularly do things he loves before sundowning...when I am not with him...the nurses/staff calls me to calm him...his frustration and panic dessipates....one time he was particularly raging and he wanted to know where I was...he shouted...'where is my wife?'...I was next to him...I just remember, he is no longer his true self and he can't help himself...yes, it is scary to watch but I try to think/feel...how much more terrifying for him...this illness is cruel ...

sammie
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Going through this with my mom Am looking for ways to help till I can figure out what to do next

OpheliaVenn
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Im a care giver just doing my research

darlenelattan
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My grandmother gets this. She has hallucinations and forgets who we are, she also forgets how to speak English and only talks in Spanish. She talks really loud and begs us to let her leave the house so she can take care of her "ninos". Very difficult condition to deal with.

donquixote
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a tool that we can apply personally to our elders.

imeeangacsaito
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"you can be crueler then that, jack"

wunderwaffen
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My Dad is currently going through this.

Lemons
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My mom is going to the bathroom like every tooo minutes even after she gets out of the bathroom, she goes in, she goes, comes out then like 5 minutes later she goes into the bathroom again, also after she flushes she stands and watches the toilet when it doesn't stop running after she flushed the toliet after a second, she drives me and my younger brother crazy.

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I'm certain this has a lot to do with vitamin D deficiency, aka Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Possibly due to chronic, cumulative effect of vitamin D deficiency. I personally believe that brain shrinkage which occurs with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia may likely be due to chronic dehydration and chronic electrolyte deficiency. IMO, electrolyte replacement with things like Pedialyte may help to prevent or reverse this condition. Just my opinion.

Donna
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Could someone please give me some advice. My grandpa is 78 and has sundowner he is bedridden as of now and he what is almost 200 lb he sleeps in the living room and he gets to thinking he is in different places and we can't take him out of the house because we can't get him out of his bed. He see thangs and always tells us that he wants to go home. We tell him he is home but he dont believe us. What would we tell him and how do we address this situation? Also my mother is hes primary caregiver. She can't get a job because she has to change him every few hours . Is there a way she can get some type of check for careing for him? Thank yall so much!

jedmondson
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Being an unpaid caregiver is the worst.

lauriesolis
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GOD DAMMIT I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT RED SUN

Redawesomeoby
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Great information I have some experience with working with Alzheimers patients and my clients family locked all doors from the inside to keep their father from wandering I thought it was dangerous what happens when you need to evacuate quickly

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