They fall asleep on the couch pretty much every night. Just goes out like a light. He gets a lot of sleep at night. Should I be concerned and why is this happening? He's only 63 and I fear this disease is progressing quickly. What should I be looking out for?
He's bord around that time . Before falling a sleep take him out for a walk . Nice days . The body is shutting down slowly when not doing anything. Keep him mi d awake. Play cards , shoot Pool go to an active center . Small outting, beside staying in house.
( As my mother use to say those four walls will cave on you .)
Start with was a walk daily or change up route
Respectfully
I didn’t believe grandpa wasn’t sleeping, until he got upset with my grandma for turning his baseball game off.
When grandma would respond with, “You were sleeping!” He would tell her the score of the game. He was only resting his eyes and wasn’t sleeping.
Personally, it’s not unusual for me to watch just about an entire movie and fall asleep five minutes before it ends. 😁
I do agree with funky about people sleeping more if they are bored or taking certain meds.
More sleep and less food is the norm.
Could it be some of the medications he's on, as many medications can cause sleepiness?
Or it could be that he's just bored, or his brain is just tired from having to work so hard for him to now function.
Any concerns you have should be addressed with his doctor as they will know him better then we do.
Ask his doctor what he/she feels about this, since you are concerned about him sleeping so much.
Did he nap occasionally before having dementia?
Best wishes to you and your husband.