Alzheimers is a rough ride! Mom and I had a terrible summer; she has become very needy, clingy. I have had to take on a second part time job because being a caregiver is expensive. Mom has been in a decline and I have hired people to come in and talk to her a couple of times a day. These people have to be paid. She enjoys their company, but forgets what they said and did and it's back to the same old thing every day. She's bored. I'm stressed. Does anyone know anything about sundowning? We are going through this again and I think it has something to do with the change in light, shortening of days. I wonder if a SAD lamp might help? I've had NO LUCK getting to the "Experts" to pose my questions, so I'm hoping someone out there has had some experience with this. Kathryn