Managing late-day agitation, confusion and anxiety in dementia

Managing late-day agitation, confusion and anxiety in dementia

Dear Carol: My dad is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s and dealing with his late-day anxiety is driving me to the edge. For most of the day, as long as I remember what I’ve learned about caring for someone with dementia, he’s reasonably easy to satisfy. Yet once we get to late afternoon, he begins to pace and mutter, sometimes wringing his hands. I’ve talked to his doctor about this behavior, and she says it sounds like what they call sundowning. Appare…