sleep and dementia

[bigdonna]

please does anyone know how to get an elderly man with dementia to sleep during the night was up 6 times last night i am so tired!!!!

oh dear ,is this a new situation ?
Suggest you talk urgently to GP - his of course .

hi yes its new hes been living with us for nearly a month now,he is now trying his forth sleeping tablets .so pleased he slept last night

Really think you need to talk to GP ,won't the sleeping pills make him more confused the next day ?

hi gingeroots,hes always confused more at night and in the middle of the night hes pretty with it today ,and agood nights sleep always does him good! oh and me too.his gp prescribed the sleeping pills.we are in ther process of finding him some thing to do during the day he is so bored looking at day centre dor dementia sufferers