Today, I learned that the ABC game game show, Wipeout is a major hit among several of the residents in one San Francisco assisted living dementia community. It is 8:30 PM and most residents are either already in or on their way to bed. It is a time so quiet in most assisted living communities that one might think the building has been evacuated. I am here late checking on a resident who has trouble sleeping through the night; keeping her up past 9:00 PM helps to minimize late-night wandering which is often accompanied by heightened confusion and paranoid delusions. Continue reading →