Our Overnight Care Services

A critical part of our care option services is ensuring there’s always an expert aide on hand during the night hours, ready to respond to your needs. That’s why our overnight care model is focused on active vigilance.

Service Model

Our overnight care model guarantees you a skilled caregiver providing eight hours of continuous, awake assistance during the night. Shifts usually run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. or from midnight to 8 a.m..

(This is different from the other two continuous care services we provide: the live-in model and the 24-hour home care service, which span all hours of the day and night.)

Staffing and Shifts

For this model, you’re assigned one caregiver for the nighttime shift only. The most effective approach is to provide the client with a consistent, primary caregiver who will be there five nights a week.

If the client needs nighttime support for all days of the week, we’ll supply the same substitute caregiver for the remaining two days to ensure the primary caregiver is not overworked.

Overnight Protocol

According to our overnight care requirements, caregivers must stay awake through the entire night shift. Their primary tasks include:

• Supervising clients at all times.
• Repositioning the client to prevent any bed sores.
• Providing gentle medication reminders.
• Assisting clients who awaken and wander to other parts of the home.

If a caregiver is more than 15 minutes late to a nighttime shift, call the agency immediately, and we’ll send out a substitute aide for that night.

Ideal Client Profile

This model is best suited for high-needs clients who require a higher level of care during nighttime hours. Usually, patients have family members or friends assisting them during the day.

Funding Compatibility

We offer a variety of payment options. These payment methods include the Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (a Medicaid state program), veteran benefits, and select private insurance plans.

Cost Implication

For costs of overnight care, we charge hourly premium rates for our nighttime services. This option is the most cost-effective choice for our patients who only need help at night (rather than requiring the greater expense of 24-hour continuous care).

Who Benefits from Overnight Care Services?

There are multiple advantages to our overnight care service, because you can rest easy knowing someone will be there to take care of all of your nighttime needs.

Some people who benefit from these services include:

Seniors with mobility issues: An overnight aide provides senior care by assisting the patient with moving around the home or helping them walk to the bathroom, significantly reducing the risk of falls.

Seniors with dementia or Alzheimers: Patients with illnesses related to dementia (like Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s disease) need overnight monitoring to ensure safety, prevent wandering, and assist with disruptive nightly routines.

Patients post surgery or hospital stay: Those recovering from surgery or a hospital stay often need overnight support for pain medication reminders, personal care, and comforting companionship during a vulnerable period.

Patients with chronic illnesses: We provide necessary help with personal care and medication reminders to prevent complications for those managing chronic conditions.

Overworked family members: We offer vital respite, relieving family members of their stressful nighttime duties and giving them the sleep they need to sustain their daytime support and energy.

Why Choose Impactful Home Care?

Trained and Vetted Caregiving Professionals

We ensure our caregivers have clean backgrounds and receive the required training to provide the best services.

Personalized Plans to Fit Your Needs

You have unique needs. We get your input to build customized plans based on your needs, preferences, and routines.

Medicaid-Approved Assistance

You’ll be working with a Licensed and Medicaid Approved agency.

Companions Who Are Always There

Our caregivers provide the highest quality of care through compassion and open communication. They help keep loneliness and isolation at bay.

The 3-Step Process Is Easy

We’ve simplified the process for you, so you can get the help you need. Just follow these three steps:

1. Consultation: Give us a call for an evaluation. We’ll ask questions about your needs and situation.
2. Care Plan: With your input, we’ll create specialized plans outlining services, schedules, goals, and preferences.
3. Continuous Support: You can depend on our aides and their supervisors to provide you with consistent updates on your health, care plan, and services.

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Common Questions About Overnight Care Services

Here are answers to some of the most frequent questions we receive about our overnight care services.

Is the overnight service an “Awake Shift Care” or a “Sleeping Night Care”?

This is an “awake shift care” where the aide needs to be awake during the entire shift.

If they are required to be awake, how does the agency ensure they remain vigilant throughout the entire night shift?

We guarantee you’ll have an active and vigilant overnight caregiver due to our personnel selection and supportive policies. We prioritize hiring staff specifically for night shifts to allow the body to adjust its circadian rhythm, and we’ll provide specialized training on fatigue management and alertness protocols.

What tasks are caregivers prohibited from doing during the night shift (e.g., using personal cell phones, watching TV)?

Our primary bans include not sleeping on the shift and excessive, non-work related use of personal devices such as phones and tablets. Their sole focus is on the client’s safety and immediate needs.

If the client tends to wander, what specific safety checks or documentation are required hourly during the night?

For clients who may wander, we require our nighttime caregivers to do hourly safety checks and documentation. These checks mandate the caregiver visually verifies the client’s location and status and physically checks all home security measures at least once an hour.

If the client is prone to hallucinations or delusions at night, how is the caregiver trained to respond?

Caregivers are trained to respond to nighttime hallucinations or delusions by using a calm, validating, and reality-based approach known as “redirection.” Caregivers should never argue or contradict what the client is experiencing. Instead, they should validate the client’s feelings and gently redirect the client’s attention to a more familiar, safe, and comforting topic or activity.

What time frame constitutes an “overnight shift”?

Examples of shifts that constitute an “overnight shift” include but are not limited to 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and midnight to 8 a.m..

Do you perform background checks on your caregivers?

Yes. We conduct comprehensive background checks, because we want to make sure our clients are in the best of hands.

Do you accept insurance?

We offer a variety of payment options. These long-term services, non-medical services may be covered by a variety of payment methods, including the Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (a Medicaid state program), veteran benefits, and select private insurance plans.

Serving Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties

Our Philadelphia home care services reach all of the city and surrounding counties, from the city’s historic residential areas like Queen Village and Bella Vista to the rolling hills of Bucks County.

• Philadelphia
• Bucks County
• Montgomery County