The study wants to examine the feasibility of a non-pharmacological approach for insomnia in nursing homes provided by trained nurses/paramedics and physicians.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female nursing home residents of age 55+ with insomnia, defined as difficulty in getting to sleep, difficulty in staying asleep, early wakening, or non-restorative sleep

Exclusion Criteria:

• insufficient cognitive ability for self-reflection
• dementia
• insomnia caused by a medical disorder (hyperthyroidism, congestive heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, GORD, COPD/asthma, angina pectoris, benign prostatic hyperplasia, arthritis, other
• insomnia caused by medication
• substance misuse
• other sleep disorder: restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, sleep apnoea, narcolepsy
• psychiatric disorder: psychotic or bipolar disorder in anamnesis, major depression present or more than 2 episodes in anamnesis
• short stay