Our post last week on "sundowning" — a syndrome in which seniors' behavior changes dramatically after dark — generated an outpouring of stories from patients, caregivers and people working in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research provides the best evidence to date that the late-day anxiety and agitation sometimes seen in older institutionalized adults, especially those with dementia, has a ...

Many of the everyday realities of being in the hospital--bright lights, loud and unusual noises, unfamiliar surroundings--appear to contribute to the phenomenon of "sundowning," in which some elderly ...

Commonhealth's Dr. David Scale says the key to preventing "sundowning" is a friendlier, more familiar hospital environment. (Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons) "Sundowning" is the term used by doctors ...

For families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, the change in seasons can bring more than just warm weather and sunny skies. Summer’s longer days and later sunsets ...

As daylight fades, many caregivers and loved ones tend to notice a familiar and difficult shift in an elder’s behaviour. Moments that were calm earlier in the day may give way to anxiety, distress, ...

For many of our elderly loved ones, late afternoons and evenings are filled with panic, confusion and behavioral changes. It’s called sundowning. A broad term for behavioral disturbances that commonly ...

President Donald Trump's health has been a question mark since he took office the first time, but lately, he's been showing signs of sundowning.

Growing up, Emily German looked up to her mother as a fierce role model who effortlessly juggled family, friends and a successful career. demn In the 1980s and ’90s, Linda Larsen German had worked her ...