Both my parents have dementia, and I just found out that my mom has been sleeping for almost the whole day for months now. No one until yesterday said a word about this until when I spoke to my dad about her falling asleep so often. They live in an assisted living, plus have their own 24/7 aide. However, as time goes on the aide spends most of his time tending to my dad who is finding it harder and harder to to manipulate his walker while his legs tremble which he insists on using most of the time. For going to the dining room, he uses a wheelchair. So, he is not a reliable source of any info about my mom, nor has the aide ever told me about this either. About a week ago, she was in the bathroom in their apt. with the door closed and she obviously had fallen asleep and when she reached for her walker, she fell and thank goodness did not hurt herself. She has fallen asleep in the bathroom more than once.
I am ready to have them moved to the memory unit to get all the care they now need. Should I go ahead with these plans?




