Yes, this happened to my Dad when he was in a nursing home. He was 95. On the second or third time, I should remember but I don't, he never did wake up and died. This all happened within a week.

When I was having therapy at our local nursing home, many of the residents would be sleeping while in the rehab room, and not even wake up when a worker would be massaging their limbs, etc. Did you mean she slept 15 hours, or was it into the following day?

Yep - my 17-yr. old stepson, for one - he can go to bed at 7 pm and wake up at 7 pm the next day.

Also, I worked in an elderly housing facility, and it was not uncommon for an elderly person to have insomnia really bad, stay up all night and all the next day, then sleep for 24 hours. We would have to get the manager to check and make sure they weren't dead!

Oh boy!! My youngest daughter and her husband can both do this. That's why these twins have been such a shock to them and why they just love for me to come spend a few days!

Well I've learned something this morning. I thought that was a disease that only struck teenagers...haha.
Sorry I have no knowledge to add to the original question, but if the body and mind is tired it will take as much time as it needs to wake up.
Suzan J

I guess I didn't explain properly.

The friend went to bed at 8pm the next morning her caregivers went in to wake her and she wouldn't wake up, they shook her, yelled at her etc. They took her to hospital and she still would not wake up for the doctors. Then around 11 am she opened her eyes and woke up. They don't know what happened to her.

jkayd_il5 do you mind me asking if you found out why your Dad went into such a deep sleep, did he have a medical problem that caused this??

Dad did have Pulmonary Fibrosis but I don't know if that had anything to do with his long sleep. I called my sister and she said the doctor didn't say the reason. I remembered the first time was on a Sunday and then he didn't wake up again on Tuesday. We all tried to wake him but he died Tuesday evening. I think his body and mind were both pretty tired. He's in a better place with his parents and siblings. Mom is still alive at 94 and lives alone.

Sad to say, sometimes older people, and/or just anyone gets discouraged, with nothing to look forward to, just want to sleep, and sleep etc. Their friends are gone, relatives don't visit as much as the person thinks they should, and they just don't care to live.

I don't mean to be flip, but what an easy way to pass.

DH does that on occasion too, after not sleeping at all for several days 'n nights. I am sooo relieved when he finally does sleep 'cause it means I can too! Still, knowing how badly he needs sleep, it scares me silly & I just can't keep from checking to see if he's still breathing.

Suzi

I've heard many people over the years say something along the line of that's the way that they want to go.

Or some similar way that doesn't relate to prolonged pain ... or an extended period of decrepitude, reduced capability, lack of independence, etc.

ole joyful

grittymitts, I have a cousin who has that sleep pattern. Up for a couple days and nights, and then sleeps for 24 hours or so.
Leslie