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She may be up for an hour or so, but falls asleep in her chair or goes back to bed. Is this a sign of late stage Alzheimer’s/dementia?

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Mom's need to sleep increased over the years I cared for her, when she was still living with me she was in bed by 8 and napped after breakfast until lunch. By the end of her life my she probably slept 20 hours a day, she was really only awake when she was being care for.
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Hi Buckiiz
We get this question fairly often on the forum.
Here is a good thread with several different points of view.

https://www.agingcare.com/questions/is-desire-to-sleep-all-day-and-night-a-sleep-disorder-430292.htm?orderby=recent

One thing to remember is there could be one set of problems causing her to sleep so much, but the fact that she is not moving about can lead to more problems.

My mom and dad and several relatives lived to great age and did not sleep during the day beyond an occasional nap in their chair. They went to bed and got up each morning like clock work. My husband can go to sleep in a nano second and always has so I know it’s not just from being old that some people do this.

Neither are our loved ones with dementia exempt from other health problems. Sometimes I attribute almost everything that my aunt does to her dementia and it could be completely unrelated.

Sleep is so important so I hope you find some answers that help your mom.
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