Have you noticed a parent or friend that often has a change in their personality in the evening?
\nThere is a condition called \u201cSundown Syndrome\u201d which occurs when light changes in the late
\nafternoon or evening. This is not a disease but a condition that can cause many unpleasant
\nconditions. When a person is \u201csundowning\u201d they may be agitated, restless, irritable, disoriented,
\ndemanding and suspicious.<\/p>\n
WebMD – Better information. Better health.<\/p>\n
This time of the day is not the time for them to be sitting still, they should be busy. In their
\nyounger days at dusk they were going home from work, fixing dinner, running errands; they
\nneed to be busy. Ask them to fold clothes, move with the music, paint a picture or other simple
\ntask.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, there are some steps that caregivers can take to help reduce the risk factors that may
\ncontribute to sundowning and help limit the severity of the behavior.
\n\u2022 Put lamps on a timer, so lights come on before dusk, avoiding shadows
\n\u2022 Music therapy-old record albums or cassettes assessable
\n\u2022 Reduce sugar and caffeine intake
\nSundown Syndrome will often accompany a person with dementia, but not always. If you have a
\nfriend with these symptoms, call them at dusk and help them stay busy so they will not have
\n\u201csundowning\u201d symptoms that day.<\/p>\n
Mayoclinic.org<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Have you noticed a parent or friend that often has a change in their personality in the evening? There is a condition called \u201cSundown Syndrome\u201d which occurs when light changes in the late afternoon or evening. This is not a disease but a condition that can cause many unpleasant conditions. When a person is \u201csundowning\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":62744,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,40],"class_list":["post-64242","retirement","type-retirement","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living-healthy","category-successful-retirement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n