Is your Senior Getting Enough Sleep

Is Your Senior
GETTING
Enough Sleep?

The aging process comes with some problems
that may contribute to the change in one's
sleeping patterns. Advanced age is not the
main reason seniors don't get enough healthy
sleep. However, there are activities that
prevent seniors from enjoying the muchneeded
sleep. As one get, one advances in age,
sleeping patterns tend to change, and one no
longer get enough opportunity to sleep.
Insomnia and dementia may creep in at this
point. It is, therefore, important for the seniors
to have enough healthy sleep to counter the
effects of lack of enough sleep.

S o m e o f t h e C o m m o n s y m p t o m s t h a t i n d i c a t e
o f l a c k o f a d e q u a t e s l e e p i n e l d e r s i n c l u d e :
• Being unable to sleep easily
• Waking up earlier than normal
• Being unable to decipher day from night
• Losing sleep at night

REASON FOR
.Lack Of Sleep.
AMONG SENIORS
It's important to note that age is not the only reason that keeps seniors awake.
Advanced age comes with various health issues that may prevent one from getting
enough healthy sleep. Some of the common reasons associated with lack of enough
sleep include:
• Negative effects of taking subscription medication
• Chronic pain from conditions likes arthritis
• Being depressed
• Smoking and alcohol consumption
• Having a neurological condition that affects one sleeping pattern
• Caffeine intake just before going to sleep
• Experiencing frequent urination at night

Biological conditions Associated with
Lack of Sleep among Seniors
As one age, their biological predisposition also changes. Some of these changes can
cause sleep disorders. Advanced age leads to reduced production of the hormone
melatonin that is useful for aiding sleeping. Consequently, elders may experience
irregular sleeping patterns.
Change in cardiac rhythm among the seniors is another reason that leads to irregular
sleeping patterns. The cardiac rhythm synchronizes body functions like sleep and
change may lead to the elders sleeping earlier waking up earlier too.
Insomnia may also keep the elders awake. Which can cause problems like loss of
memory, failure to remember people's names, etc.

What do you need to do to
asleep?
Even though elders do need as much sleep as the younger people, they, however, need
to have enough healthy sleep. Sometimes it's hard for them to get enough sleep but
the following practices may be of assistance:
• Getting medical treatment for an existing illness
• Keeping oneself busy when they are not asleep.
• Setting a regular sleeping pattern to help the body retain the healthy sleeping
patterns.
In conclusion, the enough healthy sleep for the seniors is critical as they get fully
rested. They also have less chance of suffering from conditions like dementia and
insomnia if they have enough rest. Such conditions are very common among seniors.
Should you need more information on senior citizen care, contact Dayton for more
information.

THANK YOU!
Home Care Assistance of Dayton offers hourly and live-in home care for seniors and
elders in Dayton, OH. We have a team of skilled Caregivers and devoted Care
Managers who work to create tailored care plans unique as the clients we serve.
• Phone: (937) 353-7997
• Address: 6109 Far Hills Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45459
• Web: http://www.homecareassistancedayton.com/