Seniors have a higher risk of developing insomnia, and not getting enough sleep can have a big impact on a senior’s health. Anxiety, depression, health issues, and even medications can all impact the quality of your senior parent’s sleep. If your senior loved one is having trouble sleeping at night in-home care providers can help. With in-home care, your senior loved one will be able to sleep better knowing that someone is there to help them if they need it.
Seniors who are battling insomnia should also try these tips with the help of their in-home care aide, to help them sleep better:
Going To Bed At The Same Time Each Night
According to sleep experts, one of the ways that seniors can establish a good bedtime routine that will help improve their quality of sleep is to go to bed at the same time every night. Creating an established bedtime will help the body reset its internal clock so that seniors will start to get tired around that time at night. A consistent bedtime can also make life easier for seniors by maintaining a normal circadian rhythm that makes people tired at night and alert in the morning.
Meditation
Meditation lowers stress levels and promotes relaxation. It’s wonderful for seniors and has a lot of health benefits. Meditating at night gives seniors the tools they need to manage conditions like anxiety and depression. For someone with anxiety or depression, their symptoms can spiral out of control at night making it difficult to sleep. With meditation, seniors can relax and breathe away the stresses of the day so that they are better able to sleep at night.
A Hot Bath with Assitance from an In-Home Care Aide
There’s a reason why so many experts recommend a hot bath when you’re stressed out. Soaking in a hot bath can lower stress levels and restore the calm and tranquility that can lead to better quality sleep. Seniors that enjoy baths should try taking a hot bath about half an hour before they want to go to bed. By the time they are ready for bed, they will be relaxed and cozy and ready to sleep. Herbs and essential oils can make baths even more relaxing but beware of using any bath bombs or bath oils because they can make the tub quite slippery and dangerous for seniors. Try bath teas to add herbs to the bath naturally.
White Noise
Having some low consistent background noise can help seniors that get anxious at night sleep better. A white noise machine or air cleaner that has a low hum can do wonders for seniors who are having trouble sleeping. If your loved one tosses and turns all night or startles easily a white noise machine could be the key to your senior loved one getting a good’s night sleep. A white noise machine can be shut off during the day when it’s not needed and only used at night. Some even have night lights or humidifiers built in so that seniors can combine several different essentials all in one machine.
Source: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/older-adults
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