Overnight Caregivers in Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Fort Leonard Wood, MO: the local picture

0.0%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (12% in Pulaski County)

0.0%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (31% in Pulaski County)

0

residents 85 or older (0.0% of all residents)

1.2 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Fort Leonard Wood)

About 0 Fort Leonard Wood residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (0.0%; 12% in Pulaski County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

0 older residents live alone (0.0% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is General Leonard Wood Ach (Ft Leonard Wood) in Fort Leonard Wood, about 1.2 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Fort Leonard Wood compared with Pulaski County and Missouri

Census figure	Fort Leonard Wood	Pulaski County	Missouri
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	0.0%	12%	8.0%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	0.0%	31%	30%
Residents 85 or older	0.0%	1.2%	2.0%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	0.0%	11%	6.4%
Residents 65+ with a disability	29%	49%	34%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	0.0%	18%	10%

Older residents in towns around Fort Leonard Wood

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
St. Robert, MO	5.0 mi	700	3.0%
Waynesville, MO	6.6 mi	934	5.1%
Licking, MO	23 mi	400	5.0%
Rolla, MO	24 mi	2,865	7.4%
Lebanon, MO	30 mi	2,587	11%
St. James, MO	33 mi	898	13%

Emergency hospitals near Fort Leonard Wood

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
General Leonard Wood Ach (Ft Leonard Wood)	Fort Leonard Wood, MO	1.2 mi	not rated	(573) 596-0035
Phelps County Regional Medical Center	Rolla, MO	24 mi	2 of 5	(573) 458-8899
Mercy Hospital Lebanon	Lebanon, MO	29 mi	4 of 5	(417) 533-6100

Straight-line miles from the center of Fort Leonard Wood. 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 Fort Leonard Wood

At $15.90 an hour (the Missouri median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,067 a month, and every night about $4,823. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Missouri's minimum wage is $15.00 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

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 Consumer Directed Services in Missouri: how a relative becomes a paid caregiver.

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 Fort Leonard Wood: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Fort Leonard Wood?

At $15.90 an hour (the Missouri median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,067 a month, and every night about $4,823. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Missouri's minimum wage is $15.00 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

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 (small-place figures carry wide margins of error); 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.