Overnight Home Care

Overnight care is invaluable to seniors, as well as their families when extra care is needed. While lots of seniors experience a better quality of life with help with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and dressing, more help is eventually required for those dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia illnesses, as well as other types of mental deterioration.

What Does Overnight Home Care Include?

The compassionate care provided by an overnight caregiver includes a wide variety of services frequently needed at night.

Examples of care include:

• help to utilize the bathroom in the middle of the night,
• giving water to drink and also snacks in the evening,
• and also assisting with getting ready for bed.

Elderly loved ones might receive help with walking and transferring from bed to chair throughout the night. Many seniors find nighttime assistance to be valuable when it comes to activities like helping with commode positioning or making sure water is close by.

Caregivers prepare early morning breakfast as well as helping with morning care, such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and grooming.

Benefits of Overnight Home Care

Overnight care is ideal for seniors who have difficulty resting in the evening or who have a tendency to wander, as a result of Alzheimer's or dementia.

Family caregivers who battle with nighttime sleep disruptions get peace of mind in knowing an overnight caregiver is in the home. The presence of an overnight caregiver also alleviates the anxiousness & disorientation that arises from broken sleep patterns.

The advantages of hiring an overnight caregiver are numerous. As a family member, you are able to relax knowing that a qualified caregiver is supplying continuous supervision and care to your loved one.

• Continuous Nighttime Supervision. The risk of wandering is common in seniors with dementia-related problems, like Alzheimer's disease. Dementia often disrupts sleep and also can cause seniors to wander at night.

Falls are a big risk when walking around in a dark room. Not only is injury possible, but the senior may also wander away from the house and become disoriented outside of the home.

A competent overnight caregiver is instrumental in maintaining senior safety throughout the night.

• Anxiety. As seniors age, anxiety, and depression may emerge. A thoughtful overnight caregiver offers the needed emotional support... and also friendship, to prevent a senior from feeling lonely or sad.
• Unpredictable Behavior. Dementia affects seniors in a myriad of ways. When leaving a senior with dementia in the house alone at night is no longer possible, an overnight carer lessens the chances of the senior getting hurt or disoriented.
• Mobility Assistance. When the senior needs to use the bathroom at night, an experienced overnight caregiver has the ability to assist. 
• Medication Schedules. Failing to remember to take medications can be common for seniors with memory challenges. Particular drugs, like anti-seizure medications or high blood pressure medication, should be taken routinely to avoid illness. A qualified overnight caregiver can remind senior clients to take their medications at bedtime.
• Forgetfulness. Overnight care can be useful for people who become progressively forgetful. Leaving the oven on or doors open are typical issues among the elderly whose memory is declining. A mindful caregiver will make sure the home is safe.