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Many people experience a change in their sleeping patterns as they age. They differ from the sleep of a younger person in the following ways: The older adult experiences numerous brief arousals in the night, and more daytime napping. There is less of a drop in body temperature during sleep for the elderly. They prefer earlier bedtimes and earlier wake-up.

Sleep – we all do it, but nearly half of us don’t do it well. Restful sleep is essential to our health and wellbeing. Without sleep, we’re not much good at doing anything else.

If you are a shift worker, aim to have at least four hours sleep at the same time every night/morning (eg, 3am to 7am). This will help to keep your sleep clock regular. Use the weekend or days off to get in some extra “recovery” sleep.