Follow
Share

Hi, to prevent a fall, I must accompany my LO to the toilet at night.



We share a room but I am worried that I will not wake up when she gets out of bed (I am permanently exhausted!).



Are there motion sensors which would alert me to movement?



I've only come across baby monitors which alert an already-awake parent to a motionless baby.



Thank you.

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Find Care & Housing
Good Lord. This is what killed my dad -- not getting any sleep because he insisted on getting up with my mom every two hours when she went to the bathroom. He was a walking zombie.

You will not be able to prevent a fall anyway. There's a reason why you don't wake up -- you're completely exhausted.

Please get overnight assistance for your loved one, because this is not sustainable. You need to sleep in another room so you can be coherent during the day.
Helpful Answer (15)
Report

The hospital used the floor kind when my mother was attempting to get out of bed. Is there a bathroom in your room? Could your bed be positioned where you can see/hear when she gets up?
Helpful Answer (5)
Report

There are bed pads which will set off an alarm when the person gets off them.

This isn't a recommendation, just an example to start you off: https://za.ninelife.com/products/bed-alarm-with-long-term-bed-and-chair-pads-by-smart-caregiver

I can't imagine how you can go on combining broken sleep every night with a three hour daily commute, though.
Helpful Answer (5)
Report

You require your rest and need respite help. You cannot be there for your Mom 24-7. Your mother's condition is beyond your level of care and requires placement into a facility.

I experienced problems with my 93-year-old late mother back in 2013. After several falls, she was forced into a NH despite her nasty protests. Glad I listened to my family to leave her in a facility as she was fragile with osteoporosis, heart condition and other medical conditions.

Forget about any inheritance as all her money goes to her care.
Helpful Answer (4)
Report

You can use a bed alarm but I found it difficult to shut off so what we did was took a sensor and put it down where My mom would put her feet down to get up and you can hear it very loud and clear if you have a baby alarm in your room and one in their bedroom. This works really well for us
The was used originally for the driveway when anyone would come up the driveway so they would hear that somebody was here. So we removed that and put the sensor in the bedroom under her nightstand and the other part near my dad's head so that he would wake up also but for me to hear in the other room I use the baby alarms I can set one up in their room and put the other one in my room so I could hear it go off so I will get up it's very loud and it will wake you up
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

Note: Preventing a fall is not always possible.

But working to decrease risks & increase safety are excellent aims.

Envinomental ideas: Remove floor rugs, good slippers, sensor light in bathroom, grab rails around toilet, the correct gait aid/frame. Even a bell on the bathroom door.

If Supervision or actual hands-on assistance is needed, this becomes very tiring for the nighttime caregiver. It is critial a full-time daily caregiver gets quality sleep.

Are you willing to share any recent falls? Or why your LO is not safe up alone?
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

This bed alarm from Amazon has been a life saver for me. It enabled me to return to my own bedroom and has not failed to "alarm" me when my mother gets up at night.

Place it just below the pillow underneath a quilted bed pad - also from Amazon - and when she lifts her shoulder off the bed to sit up, it rings. That gives me enough time to get in to her bedroom before she starts walking.

I also have the chair alarm from the same company that I place in her chair so I am not confined to the kitchen all day long while she is out of bed and sitting in her chair.

In addition I have a baby monitor, but don't rely on it nearly as much as these two alarm devices.


https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Caregiver-Wireless-Alarm-System/dp/B07RCYD69T?ref_=ast_sto_dp
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

There are portable motion sensors with a transmitter you put on the floor under a dresser or bed, and the remote receiver you can put under your pillow. Once LO's feet hit the floor, you will be alerted. (Its much like the sensors that go off when you open the door to local shops). Mine was very inexpensive and was battery operated, and worked great.
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

I used an Alarm Pad on the bed, recliner chair, and kitchen table chair. If the person starts to get up, the alarm goes off. No too expensive. Amazon
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

There are bed alarms. That would notify you if he was restless. The problem with bed alarms is they can go off with movement.
There are floor alarms/mats that would sound when he put his feet on the floor.
Have you considered any of the following...
A commode by the bedside
Using a hand held urinal
Convincing him that the incontinent over night underwear will absorb all and he does not have to get up out of bed.

Side story about the same thing.
One of the ladies at my Support Group made a loop in her husbands pj's and she would put her hand through the loop. That way she would be awakened if he tried to get out of bed. Tried as we might she would not take any other suggestions and this is how she managed until he had to go into a MC facility after a fall.
Helpful Answer (3)
Report

See All Answers
This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Ask a Question
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter