For the elderly folks, valuing their way of living for the remaining years of their lives should be given focus. And if you think that surrendering them at Assisted-Living Facilities (ALFs) is the best alternative is the best solution, guess again. It seems that thanks to a study, their way of living is placed in jeopardy, especially if you talk about the value of sleep that they should be getting.
Elder people need longer hours of sleep and if this study by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is consistent, this is one area that they are sorely lacking.
This study looked at the sleep habits of 121 older people living in ALFs in the Los Angeles area and found that on average they slept about six hours per night and for about one and a half hours during the day. The most commonly reported factors contributing to “trouble sleeping” included waking up in the middle of the night or early morning (60.3%) and the inability to fall asleep within 30 minutes (59.5%).
Now those are disturbing numbers and facts. So if you do plan to surrender your folks to a retirement home or ALF, make sure that they are getting the proper means of living, especially for the remaining years of their lives.
