• [Sundowning] is a term used to describe a decline in cognitive abilities toward the late afternoon or evening. It is a common pattern in [senile] [dementia].


    Sundowning meaning & definition 1 of Sundowning.


  • The action or habit of arriving at a sheep station, farm, etc., in the evening under the pretence of seeking work, so as to obtain food and shelter; the way of life of a sundowner. Now chiefly historical.

    Sundowning meaning & definition 2 of Sundowning.


  • changes in a dementia patients behaviour around the time that the sun goes down in the evening:

    Sundowning meaning & definition 3 of Sundowning.

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