If your elderly loved one is having trouble sleeping, you may think there is nothing that can be done. They are older and stuck in their habits and ways. Even though that may be true, it doesn’t mean that your elderly loved one can’t sleep better. There are things they can do, maybe with the help of you and home care assistance providers, that help them to improve their sleep patterns.
Exercising Should Be Number One
One of the first things that your elderly loved one may need to do in order to sleep better is to start exercising. Research shows if people exercise earlier in their day, early afternoon would be best, it can help them to sleep better at night. There are numerous reasons for this. Exercising can help your elderly loved one to burn off energy, reduce stress, and relax their body. All these things can improve a person’s nighttime sleep patterns.
Change the Order of Day-to-Day Events
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Another way that your elderly loved one can start sleeping better is by changing the order of their day-to-day events. Research shows that when people exert more energy later in the day, their body gets tired out. By doing this, they can sleep better throughout the night. It could even help someone to fall asleep quicker, as well. If your elderly loved one needs to sleep better, you or a home care assistance provider can help them to change the order of the tasks they do each day. For instance, vacuuming can be done later in the day, as this involves your elderly loved one moving around more. The one thing to note is that if too much physical activity keeps your elderly loved one up longer, they should stop doing active tasks around the early evening hours. That way, by bedtime, your elderly loved one can fall asleep easier and stay asleep longer.
Relaxing Before Getting Into Bed
Another thing that could significantly improve the sleep your elderly loved one gets each night is to make sure they are relaxing before getting into bed. There are many senior citizens who watch television before they get into bed or even while they are in bed. The electronics can occupy their mind and make it difficult to fall asleep. It would be best if you or a home care assistance provider can help your elderly loved one to make a calming bedtime routine. This could include listening to relaxing music, meditating, or even reading a book.
Conclusion
There are a lot of senior citizens who don’t get very good sleep at nighttime. If your elderly loved one is one of them, this can change. There might be some habits that your elderly loved one doesn’t want to change. However, if they can start doing the things mentioned above, it could significantly improve the sleep they get each night.
Sources
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/good-nights-sleep
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
