Has your elderly loved one been experiencing difficulties sleeping? If so, it is crucial that you help them to get better quality sleep. Hopefully, the tips that you read about down below can help them to do this. If at any time, your elderly loved one is having issues sleeping because they feel scared being home alone, you can hire in-home care providers to stay with them. If they can’t sleep, even after trying these tips, be sure you have them see their doctor.
Consistency Does Matter
Has your elderly loved one been falling asleep some nights at 2 a.m. and other nights at 8 p.m.? If this is happening, they don’t have consistent sleep. That could be causing them to be irritable, anxious, excessively tired throughout the day, and have other health issues, too. Consistent sleep is so important for senior citizens. If there are issues with this for your elderly loved one, you and home care providers can work with them to get on a better sleep schedule. For example, the in-home care providers can stay with your elderly loved one to ensure they aren’t falling asleep through the daytime hours. They can also remind your elderly loved one to get ready for bed and to get up in the morning at approximately the same time every day.
Remove the Clock
Does your elderly loved one find themselves tossing and turning staring at the clock? If they are doing this, it may be a good idea to remove the clock from their bedroom. You or an in-home care provider can tell them when to go to bed and when to get up. If they don’t have a clock in their room, they may feel less of an urge to keep checking the time. Hopefully, that will help your elderly loved one to fall asleep faster and stop waking up in the middle of the night to check the time, as well.
Read and/or Journal Before Bed
If your elderly loved one isn’t getting quality sleep, it might be helpful for them to read and/or journal before they go to sleep. Many senior citizens find that reading gets them out of their own lives and into the story of the book. This can help them to de-stress or reduce their anxiety. In addition, many elderly people find that journaling gets the thoughts and to-do lists out of their minds and onto paper. Oftentimes, that slows down their thought processes, so they can fall asleep and stay asleep through the night.
Conclusion
Has your elderly loved one experienced issues with their sleep? If they aren’t getting good sleep quality, it is crucial that you do what you can to help them start feeling better. The tips that are noted here today can be a great start. Hopefully, these tips can help your elderly loved one to fall asleep sooner and stay asleep for longer through the night.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering in-home care in Bloomington, MN please contact the caring staff at Great Oak Senior Care, Inc. today. (952) 767-4925
Sources
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/good-nights-sleep
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