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The Role Of Music Therapy In Managing Sundowning: Can Soothing Sounds Help?
Sundowning is a set of difficult symptoms, emotions, and behaviors that begin in the early evening. Many patients with dementia experience sundowning, a state of…
Sundowning & Changes In Routine: Why Consistency Matters In Dementia Care
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be a difficult challenge, especially when they experience sundowning. Sundowning (sometimes called sundown syndrome, sundown delirium, or…
Sundowning & Technology: Can Smart Home Devices Ease Evening Restlessness?
Advances in technology have made smart devices helpful in easing the lives of people with dementia and reducing caregiver burden. One challenging symptom for caregivers…
Sundowners Dementia: How Environmental Changes Can Ease Symptoms
Sundowner syndrome commonly occurs in dementia patients. It can be distressing and harmful both to your loved one and you as the caregiver. It’s important…
How Sundowners Affects Caregivers: Managing Stress & Fatigue
If you care for a loved one with dementia, you may have experienced sundowning. This late day and evening hours confusion in your loved one…
Coping With Sundowners: Practical Strategies For Caregivers
Sundowners syndrome, or just sundowners, is a set of symptoms that affects many people with dementia. If you provide home care for a loved one…
What Triggers Sundowners Syndrome? A Guide To Understanding The Condition
Sundown syndrome is a set of symptoms and behaviors that often begin in the late afternoon or early evening. While not limited to people with…
How To Recognize & Respond To Sundowners Syndrome In Dementia Patients
Sundown syndrome is a common complication of dementia. It is a state of late day confusion, aggression, restlessness, and anxiety. It begins in the late…
Sundowning Defined: What You Need To Know About This Dementia Symptom
People with dementia sometimes experience agitation, irritability, restlessness, and confusion. For some patients, these feelings and related behaviors occur toward the end of the day…
What Is Sundowning? Understanding Its Impact On Dementia Patients
When caring for people with dementia, a sudden change in behavior can be worrying. One possible cause for these changes is something called sundowning. If…
When To Call Hospice: What Families Should Know About Timing
Hospice care is end-of-life care for patients with a terminal illness. Getting the timing right for entering hospice can be difficult. Unfortunately, many people wait…
What Stage Of Life Is Palliative Care? It’s Not Just For The Final Days
Palliative care is quality of life care, not necessarily end of life care. This distinction is important because, too often, patients and family members resist…