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How Seniors Can Get a Better Sleep This Summer

Home care should help your loved one find activities that will relax them before bed and then use these to create a routine they can implement every single day for your loved one.
Home Care in Herndon VA

If your senior is constantly too hot and not sleeping in the middle of the night they may start waking up grumpy and it may be harder for home care to work with them. Your senior loved one may not be sleeping for a variety of reasons and there are things you or home care can help a senior do to ensure they are getting adequate sleep each night. However, if your loved one is going on a few weeks with little to no sleep this means they need to talk to a doctor. There could be something going on that is preventing them from getting enough sleep and it could impact their overall health. Here are some things that may help your seniors develop a good pre-bedtime routine that will help them get to sleep and stay asleep throughout the night.

Drink Sleepy Tea

Two hours before bed a senior may want to start unwinding from the day they had. This is the perfect time to journal and reflect and even practice mindfulness all while enjoying a cup of chamomile tea. This type of tea is known to promote relaxation and help a person unwind throughout the day. To avoid multiple bathroom trips in the middle of the night, home care can help fix your senior tea a few hours before bed. Drinking tea right before bed can cause them to wake up in the middle of the night which you will want to avoid.

Avoid TV

Watching TV before bed can be super disruptive to a senior’s brain, the waves from the TV can actually also keep them up. A lot of seniors have been known to fall asleep with the TV on but this can also cause them to wake up throughout the night. A senior should be avoiding TV before bed and opt for reading or writing or something with lower stress. Your loved one may also find movies and TV shows to be too exciting before bed and this can cause them to stay up. Home care should help your loved one find activities that will relax them before bed and then use these to create a routine they can implement every single day for your loved one.

Take a Hot Bath and Dry Off

Sometimes one of the best things a senior can do is take a hot bath before bed or even a shower. Home care can help get them in the tub with warm water turned on and use relaxing scents that encourage a senior to relax. Keep in mind that during the summer they can take cooler showers to help them cool off after a hot day which can be just as relaxing for your senior. Once a senior is done they can fully dry off and get into jammies for bedtime with the help of home care.

Eat a Full Meal

If your senior has lost a lot of weight they may not be eating enough and they may be skipping dinner, and going to bed hungry can be so uncomfortable and actually keep someone awake. Home care can ensure they are eating throughout the day and never going to bed hungry. If a senior does wake up hungry, home care can prepare them snacks to grab in advance.

If you or an aging loved one are considering Home Care in Herndon, VA, please contact the caring staff at Access Home Care Inc today! Call (703) 765-9350
Access Home Care provider in Arlington, Alexandria, Leesburg, Reston, Herndon, Manassas, Ashburn, Falls Church, McLean, Lorton, Springfield, Woodbridge, Fairfax, Virginia and the surrounding communities.
Anna Mensah-Nti, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN Founder

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