• Difficulty sleeping is common in people with dementia.
• Sleeping problems can be very stressful to deal with.
• If the person you care for is having difficulty sleeping, tryto make them more comfortable.
• Try to identify circumstances that may increase difficulty sleeping and change or address them.
• When one approach doesn’t work, try another one.
• Realize that there will be good and bad days.
• Remind yourself that difficulty sleeping is part of the disease. 

• Take a deep breath and think about the best ways to respond that will be the least distressing for you and the person you care for in case of sleeping problems.
• Ask for help. It is hard to provide good care on limited sleep.

You finished this lesson, well done!