Nighttime Snacks Stop Some Alzheimer's Wandering

Elderly people often eat more food when they are on a program of frequent, smaller meals than the standard three larger meals a day. Available snacks can also help people with Alzheimer’s who tend to wander. An informal experiment at the Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park, N.Y. found that if they provided people with dementia who became anxious and agitated at night with a snack, they would often calm down and return to...

Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - January 16, 2014 Category: Dementia Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs