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His GP and neurologist have prescribed an anti-depressant and sleep med.

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It was not at all uncommon for my mom to sleep 12-15 hours a night in the late middle stage off Alzheimers. I always was thankful for that, as was a great time for ME! Read the paper, do a bit of yard work, whatever I wanted to do. And occasionally that meant back to bed.
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If he's taking sleep medication, that probably is one of the reasons he's sleeping a lot.
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Here are some Aging Care articles, and caregivers with similar questions, hope these will be helpful. https://www.agingcare.com/Sleep-Disorders
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Elissa,is the sleep med a new prescription? If so, check with his doc about trying half the dose.
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