Robert L. Kane, Caring.com Expert

Robert L. Kane, physician and Minnesota Chair in Long Term Care and Aging at the Minnesota University School of Public Health

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Will cutting down on liquids help my father's incontinence? — Sep 20, 2007

Your father shouldn't drink any fluids for two hours before he goes to bed. Additionally, caffeine -- which is in cola, unless it's caffeine-free -- can make incontinence w...
I don't think my 78-year-old mother has dementia, so why does she get sundown syndrome? — Sep 20, 2007

While your mother could be suffering from an early form of dementia, she may -- like a lot of elderly people -- get disoriented for some other reason associated with that t...