When an elderly member of your family starts to need in-home care, they may just need a few hours of assistance each day with daily tasks and errands. As time goes on, though, your loved one may need more intensive, around-the-clock care. It is common for families in Nashville, Brentwood and surrounding Tennessee communities to worry about locating a nighttime caregiver for a loved one. Seniors with serious health conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or a recent serious illness or injury, may benefit greatly from overnight care at home.

If your elderly loved one needs overnight care, Visiting Angels Nashville can help. For many years, we've been providing overnight companion services for seniors in Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, Belle Meade, Green Hills and nearby communities to help them remain safe and comfortable as they age. Our home care services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help the seniors in our care get a decent night's sleep.

How Our Overnight Companion Services for Seniors Can Help Your Loved One

How We Help Seniors with Chronic Illnesses

It may be difficult for elderly people with certain chronic diseases to carry out their normal daily activities. With overnight companion services for seniors from Visiting Angels Nashville, we can ensure that your loved one receives the assistance they need, whether it is to take their medication before bed or to change their bedsheets in the event of an accident. In addition to keeping a close eye on your loved one, our caregivers will let you know if any of their symptoms start to disrupt their normal sleep cycle.

How We Help Seniors with Dementia

Dementia may impair a person's memory, making it difficult for them to remember simple tasks like turning off the oven or locking the door before going to bed. Our caregivers can assist your loved one establish a nighttime routine and remind them of vital errands to go through before they go to sleep. Dementia is often accompanied by restlessness and other symptoms such as wandering. If a loved one often wanders the streets at night, they might get ill or injured. As part of our overnight companion services for seniors, our caregivers will ensure that your loved one is safe at home during the night by preventing them from roaming. Additionally, we provide one-on-one assistance and companionship, ensuring that your loved one will always have a familiar face to keep them company.

How We Help Seniors Who Are Recovering

If a senior loved one has just been released from the hospital after having surgery or recovering from a serious injury, they may still need assistance with daily tasks because they may be too hard for them to do on their own. Our caregivers can help your loved one get in and out of bed safely, take a bath and do other things to take care of themselves before bed. During the night, our caregivers can assist your loved one as they move from room to room or up and down the stairs in a safe and efficient manner. They can also make sure they don't fall, which could make their injury worse or give them trouble after surgery.

Why Do Families Choose Visiting Angels Nashville?

With overnight companion services for seniors from Visiting Angels Nashville, you're selecting a home care agency that will prioritize your loved one's well-being above all other considerations. Because we believe in providing in-home care that is as unique as the people we serve, we create individualized care plans for each and every one of our clients. It is our goal to accommodate the needs of your loved one while providing them with the assistance they need, and our care coordinators will work with you to develop a personalized care plan that includes just the services your loved one requires.

Some of the ways we can help your loved one get a restful night's sleep include:

• Getting a glass of water or fixing a quick, healthy snack before bed
• Reminding them to take their medication
• Helping them bathe, put on their pajamas or use the bathroom
• Helping them get from room to room
• Providing companionship before they go to sleep
• And more

When providing overnight companion services for seniors, our mission is to provide clients with the assistance they need to remain in their own homes as long as possible. It's comforting to know that your loved one is in good hands when you pick Visiting Angels Nashville.