â¢ Work with the dispensary staff to monitor job status at the optical labs, monitor the time optical labs take to return jobs, the accuracy of lab invoices and quality of the finished job. â¢ Work closely with the Center for Eye Care Front Desk Coordinator to inform the Center support staff of any dispensary.
Sundowners Syndrome is a condition most often associated with early-stage Alzheimer's, but has been known to affect the elderly recovering from surgery in hospitals or in unfamiliar environments. Occasionally, the syndrome will affect people in the early morning hours.
Most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, but also found in those with mixed dementia, the term sundowning was coined due to the timing of the patient's confusion. For patients with sundowning syndrome, a multitude of behavioral problems begin to occur in the evening or while the sun is setting.Sundowning seems to occur more frequently during the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia.Patients are generally able to understand that this behavioral pattern is abnormal.Sundowning seems to subside with the progression of a patient's dementia. Research shows that 20â45% of Alzheimer's patients will experience some sort of sundowning confusion.atients are generally able to understand that this behavioral pattern is abnormal. Sundowning seems to subside with the progression of a patient's dementia. Research shows that 20â45% of Alzheimer's patients will experience some sort of sundowning confusion.