Whether you’re 1 or 101, a good night’s sleep is one of the most important factors for maintaining optimal health. For older adults over 65, poor sleep has been linked to a higher risk for conditions like depression and anxiety, dementia, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. A restless snooze is also associated with impaired physical and cognitive functioning, more frequent falls, and a toll on overall quality of life.
Even knowing this, the best-laid beauty rest plans can be disrupted. Aches and pains, changing circadian rhythms, or things like medical disorders, medications, or general life stressors can all contribute to sleep disruptions.
A supportive mattress can be a total game-changer in meeting your body’s needs for a sounder sleep. And Saatva’s all-star lineup provides just the right foundation to help decrease back and joint pain, align the spine, regulate body temperature, and improve comfort. The following three options—Rx, Classic, and Solaire—afford especially dreamy surfaces for seniors. Find which one is right for you.
Saatva Classic
Our Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab rated the Classic the best overall mattress for seniors. It has a firm feel that helps promote proper spinal alignment. Sturdy edges ease the transition from sitting to lying down or standing. And it comes in two heights; the shorter one makes it easier to get in and out of bed. Built with an innerspring, a network of responsive metal coils move with you and contour to your body while motion transfer is muffled through the night. Lumbar tech bolsters your spine whether you sleep on your back, side, or stomach. With three firmness levels, you can find just the right feel, from cloudlike softness to cozy firm.
Saatva Rx
Crafted for maximum support and pressure relief, the Rx is designed to alleviate discomfort associated with chronic back and joint conditions like sciatica, arthritis, herniated discs, and scoliosis. The memory-foam hybrid design strikes the right balance between softness and support by adapting to your body’s shape and movements, relieving pressure and minimizing motion transfer from tossing and turning. There’s also specialized quilting and gel-infused memory foam designed to align the spine and reduce morning stiffness. Micro coils throughout the center and contour to your body without skimping on breathability.
Saatva Solaire
If you and your S.O. have been duking it out over the perfect mattress firmness since your adult kids were in diapers, the Solaire just might put the fight to bed once and for all. The Solaire offers 50 firmness settings to choose from on both sides of the bed and inflates or deflates to your desired level of comfort. The comfort layers are flippable so you can tailor the feel to either responsive or more body-hugging. Made from natural latex, the mattress conforms to your curves, cradles your body, and keeps your spine in neutral alignment to ease back pain and pressure points. What’s more, natural latex is breathable for a cooler snooze, since temperature regulation becomes trickier with age. Plus, when you pair the mattress with an adjustable base, you can elevate your head and feet to help you find a sleep position that takes the pressure off your back and combat acid reflux and snoring, all common sleep disruptors in older age.
