Surprising Reason Why Dementia Gets Worse In the Evening
About this episode
This episode explores the reasons why dementia symptoms worsen in the evening and offers insights based on new research.
Have you noticed your loved one with dementia seems like a completely different person every evening? The confusion, the agitation, the restlessness — and then the nights when they're up convinced it's morning — it's exhausting in a way that's hard to put into words. It is not something you caused or something you missed. New research published in December 2025 finally gives us a neurological explanation for why dementia gets worse in the evening, and it has nothing to do with what you are doing. In this episode I walk you through what the science reveals, what actually helps, and what tends to make it harder. Get free weekly tools and tips in my newsletter, The Dementia Dose: https://tinyurl.com/dementiadose-podcast ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 - What evenings look like for many dementia caregivers 1:45 - What sundowning actually is 3:18 - New brain research: what's happening inside the brain 5:22 - 5 things that can help 8:11 - What tends to make it harder #dementia #dementiacare #alzheimers #dementiacaregiver --- Hi, I'm Dr. Natali Edmonds, a board-certified geropsychologist specializing in dementia care. Whether your loved one has Alzheimer's, frontotemporal, Lewy body, vascular, or mixed…
More episodes of Dementia Careblazers
- Why Dementia Caregivers Stop Feeling Like Themselves
- 5 Dementia Caregiving Truths I Wish Every Caregiver Knew
- Why Someone With Dementia Keeps Asking the Same Question
- Shadowing In Dementia: Why They Follow You Everywhere
- This Surprising Sign of Dementia Shows Up 6 Years Before Diagnosis
- Alzheimer's Drugs Don't Work? What Caregivers Need to Know
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Dementia Careblazers podcast page.