Overnight care
Overnight home care for the elderly
If your elderly loved one struggles with mobility or incontinence, then overnight care may be required. 24 hour home care is available in many forms, but it is mainly divided into sleeping night care and waking night care.
Overnight care can be specifically tailored to your loved one’s specific needs.
Sleeping night care:
If you anticipate only occasional support in the night, but value the presence of a trusted carer in your home until morning, you have the option of sleeping night care.
Waking night care:
If you wake often, or need regular assistance with medication and personal care, you can choose waking night care. It offers consistency in your care throughout the night.
There are numerous ways carers can assist, here are just some:
- Toileting
- Changing position in bed
- Help with complex care needs (i.e. ventilators, catheters)
- Drinking
- Security and peace of mind
- Medication prompting