Successful Aging Poor Sleep Often Goes Unrecognized in Elderly
September 2007
As people age, they often experience sleep disorders: difficulty falling asleep; frequent awakenings during the night; and early-morning awakenings. This usually leads to daytime fatigue, dozing, catnapping and an out-of-sync sleep-cycle “that makes it even harder for them to get the night time sleep they need,” says Bert Rahl, director of mental health services for the Eldercare Services Institute of Benjamin Rose.