Older adults bedtime · ages 65+

What time should older adults go to bed?

Older adults need 7–8h of total sleep including Optional 20-min. 9:00–10:30 PM, with naturally earlier mornings.

7:00 AM

Based on natural 90-minute sleep cycles + 15-min fall-asleep buffer

Older adults bedtime by wake-up time

Showing recommended bedtimes for 8h, 8h, and 7h of total sleep.

Wake-up 8h sleep 8h sleep 7h sleep
6:00 AM 10:00 PM10:00 PM11:00 PM
6:30 AM 10:30 PM10:30 PM11:30 PM
7:00 AM 11:00 PM11:00 PM12:00 AM
7:30 AM 11:30 PM11:30 PM12:30 AM
8:00 AM 12:00 AM12:00 AM1:00 AM
More age groups

Sleep needs for every age, from newborn to 65+.

0–3 months
Newborns
14–17h
4–11 months
Infants
12–15h
1–2 years
Toddlers
11–14h
3–5 years
Preschool
10–13h
6–13 years
School age
9–11h
14–17 years
Teens
8–10h
18–25
Young adults
7–9h
26–64
Adults
7–9h