Overnight Caregivers in Apison, TN: Night Care at Home

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Apison, TN: the local picture

0.0%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (8.0% in Hamilton County)

17%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (29% in Hamilton County)

50

residents 85 or older (1.2% of all residents)

10 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Ringgold)

About 0 Apison residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (0.0%; 8.0% in Hamilton County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

78 older residents live alone (17% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia in Ringgold, about 10 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Apison compared with Hamilton County and Tennessee

Census figure	Apison	Hamilton County	Tennessee
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	0.0%	8.0%	8.8%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	17%	29%	29%
Residents 85 or older	1.2%	2.0%	1.6%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	6.4%	7.2%	7.4%
Residents 65+ with a disability	34%	33%	36%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	7.0%	9.4%	11%

Older residents in towns around Apison

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Collegedale, TN	4.0 mi	2,008	1.5%
Varnell, GA	7.6 mi	246	10%
Ringgold, GA	8.9 mi	705	7.9%
South Cleveland, TN	9.2 mi	1,450	18%
Wildwood Lake, TN	11 mi	521	12%
Harrison, TN	11 mi	1,559	4.6%

Emergency hospitals near Apison

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia	Ringgold, GA	10 mi	3 of 5	(770) 874-5400
Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health	Cleveland, TN	12 mi	2 of 5	(423) 339-4100
Parkridge Medical Center	Chattanooga, TN	15 mi	4 of 5	(423) 894-4220

Straight-line miles from the center of Apison. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a overnight caregiver can help with

Help to the bathroom at night and back to bed
Turning and settling someone who cannot move easily
Watching for wandering or confusion
Medication reminders at bedtime and in the morning

Cost

What overnight care costs in Apison

At $15.45 an hour (the Tennessee median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,009 a month, and every night about $4,687. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see TennCare CHOICES: how to get paid to care for a family member in Tennessee.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a overnight caregiver

Overnight help is usually arranged when the person gets up in the night or the family caregiver is no longer getting enough sleep. Decide first whether you need an awake caregiver, who stays up through the shift, or one who may sleep in the home and is woken when needed; the two are paid differently.

Questions worth asking: Do you stay awake through the shift, or sleep and wake when called? Have you cared for someone with dementia at night? What would you do if my parent fell during the night? More in our overnight caregivers guide.

CaregiverConnect does not run background checks. Check identity, references and any certification yourself before anyone starts. The Safety Center explains how.

Questions

Overnight Caregivers in Apison: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Apison?

At $15.45 an hour (the Tennessee median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,009 a month, and every night about $4,687. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Overnight, live-in or 24-hour care: what is the difference?

Overnight care is a single night shift. A live-in caregiver lives in the home and has protected sleep and break time. 24-hour care uses two or three caregivers in shifts so someone is always awake.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year; CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.

Overnight Caregivers in Apison, TN