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Is it typical for people with dementia to sleep a lot during the day?

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My wife has been in the bed in the same position for 4 days she only mumbled no clear words very painful when we try to move her or change her she is sleeping all the time she has dementia once in a while we get a smile won’t eat or drink

My LOs primary doctor is currently not responding to my questions about my LO, or my concerns for him. Not getting a full 8 hours of sleep, is this causing more brain cell damage?

My 82 grandmother got diagnosed with dementia in 2020 just a few weeks before covid lockdown began She started having all kinds of hallucinations of me getting kidnapped or going out with random strangers. She would ask me about these incidents as soon as I came home from work about but of course none of these incidents really happened. She would tell us everyday that she saw children going to school in a school bus which was also not possible since all schools were closed and lockdown had also begun. She started speaking total gibberish and we were not even able to have a proper conversation with her for 5 minutes. She would feed dettol hand wash to our plants instead of watering them as a result of which all our plants died. She also started tearing of flowers from our plants. A couple of months back she was about to give my pads as a gift to our neighbour and thankfully I managed to stop her just in time. She started doing all kinds of destruction around the house so we had to lock alot of places in our house. She had left the tap open in the washroom once and we had completely run out of water so we have to lock the washroom as well and only open it when she or any of us have to use it. She needs help with bathing and changing her clothes because she either wears her clothes the wrong way/ wears 2-3 layers/wears wet clothes and doesnt want to remove them. It is extremely difficult to get her to eat because she keeps saying she is not hungry or she says she has eaten when she has not and vice versa. She also doesnt remember what she ate if we ask her later. Recently she has been unable to communicate which part of her body she has pain/discomfort in. She says she has pain in one area but with her hand she points to a totally different area( last week she said her stomach was paining but kept pointing to her chest) and it was very confusing and difficult for us to know where exactly the pain was. She has also lost bladder control and ends up peeing on the bed or in her clothes. She is also unable to recognise our cook who comes twice a day(morning and evening) Even though the same person comes at both times she thinks there are 2 cooks for each time of the day. She has also totally lost track of time and is confused most of the time. What stage of dementia is this?

My wife was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia almost 3 years ago, she is now 52 years old, she has recently increased her sleep time, she sleeps 14 hours a day, and when she wakes up she tells me she feels tired. According to the article, does that mean she is in the advanced stage of dementia?

I have been caring for an 86 elderly man with dementia for almost 2 years now..I have noticed just recently all he wants to do is sleep. When I wake him up he just tells me he wants to sleep longer...with that being said do I let him sleep or wake him up for daily routines

I got no help from anyone at Alzheimer’s organization as I needed Respite care for my husband while I recover from hip surgery
We can not afford $141.00 a day
So support group just to talk but never help the person it’s still a terminal illness you get more help if you had cancer

My husband has parkinson dementia. He has it a long while. He had a heart attack when he was 59. He hasn't been the same since. His Dementia was pretty bad with Hallucinations but got a new tablet and isn't as bad. His parkinson has started to take hold. He has the stoop. Dragging his feet. Heavy legs.. We have very little conversation. He had really low blood pressure and couldnt get anything for his Parkinson. Lately his blood pressure has went up enough to get Madopar. Only started it about 4 weeks. He was sleeping a lot before.. Still is. Can't watch certain things on television.. Can be not to bad at times.

Reading all the comments was an eye-opener and ver helpful. My husband was diagnosed with moderate stage of Vascular Dementia recently by the VA (Veterans Administration). Many of the symptoms in the comments are similar. But we are blessed to have the support of the VA and family.

My mother is 62 years old, she was diagnosed with dementia two years ago. She sleep a lot day and night, and when she is up she will go to the bathroom to use the toilet she will leave her diaper on the bathroom floors and after that when she will wash her hands, and every time she eat her food she will leave her dishes around the house and not put them back in the kitchen and put trash any where in the house.

My husband, now aged 69, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s six years ago, although with hindsight he was probably suffering with it for at least four years before.
For the last two years he has not really spoken. He can just about say say yes and no. His comprehension is very limited too and relies on me for everything really. He remembers all the family members but forgotten lots of other people and how to do many things and when to change his clothes.
Over the last few months he has shown signs of weariness and suddenly gets waves of tiredness and has to sleep. He may sleep soundly for ten minutes or up to an hour.
He goes to bed about half nine and will go straight to sleep and be awake six ish.
I just wondered what stage we are at. Because his symptoms seem to cross all the stages …and are we doing the correct thing in letting him sleep during he day. It used to be maybe one nap but now it is up to three a day.
We do go out for walks and visit family and see friends for lunch. My days can be very quiet….as we have no conversations now. We speak with yes or no questions.

My mother 98 has dementia she is very depressed myself sister care for her. She won't accept that her flat where she lives is hers and keeps asking to be taken home the memory clinic ask to do telephone appointments with her which I won't accept and say either they visit or I take her to clinic but they cancelled appointments at last minute. She gets verily aggressive at times normally we trace this to a water infection. She has trouble walking supposed to use zimma to walk but doesn't think it's hers if we go out have to take her in wheel chair. With in minutes of coming back from shopping trip can't remember going has excellent appetite but still wastes lot of food. I go in the morning to check she is up get her breakfast clean up then my sister goes sits with her from 1230 to 6.00then I return 7 till she goes to bed at 10.00 in between she's constantly on phone wanting company. With very little help we are at breaking point.

My granny is 97 and has Dementia. On set 4 yrs ago after my dad her only son passed. I take care of her at home 24/7. She is starting to sleep more during the day and I know this part of the process. Sometimes she goes days and nights with NO SLEEP AT ALL. When she does sleep all day my question is do I wake her or let her sleep. She can be like a grumpy child at times.

I have a identical twin sister that is in late stage dementia. Should I expect this will happen to me also? We are 82 years old.

My husband has had dementia for about 6 years. He’s very easy going and can do a few things himself. But he sure sleeps a lot and some nights he punches and yells. I have to wake him up cause he hits me.I wanted to bring help in. But he doesn’t want me to. I don’t get a lot of sleep because he has to be squeezed up against me at all times.

First stages of dementia doctors wanted to put her in hospice but I wanted to take care of her as well as three other siblings now my mom got her way back I got her to start eating and interacting she's playing with the computer now but my sister means her time to watch her she tells you to go down and go lay down tell her to go lay down throughout the day then when I go over I have her get up just stop laying down what should I do