She had the emergency pendant, but it was on the nightstand when she fell on the way to the bathroom at 3 a.m. She lay on the floor until the morning. Many families discover the same thing: alarms only work if they are worn and pressed, and at night they often are not. An overnight caregiver for elderly Romeoville IL parents from Guided with Grace is someone in the house who hears the fall, or better, is there to walk with her so it does not happen.
Night-time help draws on our personal care training. For a parent who gets up in the night, the caregiver stays awake; for one who mostly sleeps but should not be alone, a caregiver resting nearby may be enough.
Some families need nights only. Others add companion visits during the day, and a parent who cannot be alone at any hour may need 24-hour home care.
These are the situations we hear about most.
Pendants are often left on the nightstand at night. A person in the house does not depend on that.
The dark walk to the bathroom is when many falls happen.
Memory problems often get worse at night.
She may not be safe alone at night for a while after discharge.
An alarm is useful, but a person is better, and local help adds to both.
Many falls happen at night, on the way to or from the bathroom, when people are half asleep, the house is dark and nobody is watching. A pendant alarm helps only if it is worn and pressed. A caregiver in the next room hears the bed creak, turns on the light and walks alongside, which is why overnight care is one of the most effective ways to prevent night-time falls.
For residents 60 and older who qualify, the Senior Services Center of Will County in Joliet, (815) 723-9713, can arrange an emergency home response system through the Illinois Community Care Program; it is still worth having for the nights without a caregiver, as long as it is worn. The Village of Romeoville police offer free senior safety programs, and UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook is nearby; if a discharge team says she should not be alone at night, we can plan her first night home.
AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program (1-800-528-2000) supports the family member who has been worrying at night, and the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter’s Helpline, 1-800-272-3900, is open at all hours. Access Will County Dial-a-Ride, registered through (815) 774-6346, helps with appointments for residents 60 and older.
We cover nights in Romeoville, Bolingbrook and Lockport. Learn more about Guided with Grace.
For a parent at risk of falling we pick caregivers who wake at the first creak of the bed and move quickly without fuss. Each one has passed screening, a background check and our training, and Guided with Grace holds an Illinois license and insurance as a non-medical home care agency.
Wherever the rota allows she will see one familiar face on her regular nights; practical questions are answered on our FAQ page.
Tell us about her nights.
Ring (630) 608-3956 or send a message through the contact page and describe the fall and her nights since.
Bedroom to bathroom, light switches, rugs and the nightstand where the pendant lives.
Awake or resting nearby, which nights, and what the morning handover looks like.
Care can often begin within a few days of the consultation, which matters after a fall.
Families who start with nights often add one of these.
The same night staff work across the surrounding area.
Yes. A caregiver in the house hears her get up and can walk with her, which prevents many falls and means help is there at once if one happens.
When she is up more than once or twice a night, yes; otherwise a caregiver who rests in the next room and gets up when she does may be the better fit.
Start with a couple of nights a week, introduced as help after the fall. Many parents find they sleep better knowing someone is there, and the family sleeps better too.
Yes, especially on nights without a caregiver. We encourage it.
Yes. Two or three nights is a common start, within our minimum hours per shift.
If a sleeping arrangement is right for her, in a spare room or on a comfortable couch within earshot; if she needs an awake caregiver, they stay up in a nearby room.
Yes. The shift can end with her washed, dressed and eating breakfast.
911 first, then the family, and the caregiver waits beside her until paramedics arrive.
Yes, and Crest Hill, Lemont, Woodridge, Joliet and Plainfield.
Tell us about her nights. Call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation.
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