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Doctors are even hesitant to prescribe sleeping pills for an older senior who'll be getting up. Can make them even MORE unsteady on their feet.
Try playing the guilt card...tell him how badly you need a good night's sleep. Depending on the level of any dementia he may have, maybe that'll resonate with him.
It's hard.
The first night, if he gets you up to pee? Don't get him up. Tell him you both need your sleep, and he needs to pee in his protective briefs. See what happens. ;)
I can tell you right now that if you don't get to sleep uninterrupted, you're going to burn out fast.
I'm assuming here, that he can't get up by himself. If he CAN, then that's another story.