Overnight Caregivers in Oak Ridge, TN: Night Care at Home

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Oak Ridge, TN: the local picture

8.9%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (11% in Anderson County)

35%

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

854

residents 85 or older (2.6% of all residents)

3.8 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Oak Ridge)

About 553 Oak Ridge residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (8.9%; 11% in Anderson County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

2,123 older residents live alone (35% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge in Oak Ridge, about 3.8 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Oak Ridge compared with Anderson County and Tennessee

Census figure	Oak Ridge	Anderson County	Tennessee
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	8.9%	11%	8.8%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	35%	29%	29%
Residents 85 or older	2.6%	2.2%	1.6%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	6.6%	9.0%	7.4%
Residents 65+ with a disability	37%	42%	36%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	9.0%	13%	11%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$66,434	$52,388	—

Older residents in towns around Oak Ridge

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Oliver Springs, TN	5.5 mi	793	28%
Farragut, TN	8.8 mi	5,514	4.5%
Coalfield, TN	9.3 mi	483	14%
Karns, TN	10 mi	798	5.6%
Lenoir City, TN	10 mi	2,332	7.8%
Clinton, TN	13 mi	2,368	22%

Emergency hospitals near Oak Ridge

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, TN	3.8 mi	4 of 5	(865) 835-1000
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville, TN	12 mi	3 of 5	(865) 970-1001
Roane Medical Center	Harriman, TN	13 mi	4 of 5	(865) 316-1000

Straight-line miles from the center of Oak Ridge. 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 Oak Ridge

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 (85% of the $5,536 monthly median income of Oak Ridge households headed by someone 65+). 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 Oak Ridge: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Oak Ridge?

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 (85% of the $5,536 monthly median income of Oak Ridge households headed by someone 65+). 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 Oak Ridge, TN