Insomnia
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- Coping with Memory Loss
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- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
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- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
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Having a chronic illness can cause sleep disturbances due to a variety of factors. For those with Alzheimer's, poor sleep can be due to general sleep problems experienced by elderly people, as well as increased confusion and agitation at night. Though sleeping pills can be used, they should not be overused to treat insomnia in Alzheimer's patients.
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