24-Hour Care in Canterbury, CT
Around-the-clock non-medical care at home, two caregiver shifts covering full day and night.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your sister noticed it during Thanksgiving dinner at your parents’ house on Main Street, the way your mom’s hands shook pouring coffee, how she’d gotten up three times that night. You’d been driving home with your stomach in knots, knowing someone needed to be there after dark. That’s when you realized: you couldn’t keep trading off nights with your brother forever. 24-Hour Care in Canterbury means your parent gets continuous support, and your family gets to breathe.
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Your sister noticed it during Thanksgiving dinner at your parents’ house on Main Street, the way your mom’s hands shook pouring coffee, how she’d gotten up three times that night. You’d been driving home with your stomach in knots, knowing someone needed to be there after dark. That’s when you realized: you couldn’t keep trading off nights with your brother forever. 24-Hour Care in Canterbury means your parent gets continuous support, and your family gets to breathe.
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24-Hour Care means one of our caregivers is present in your parent’s home around the clock, awake and attentive. They’re there during the hours when falls happen most, when medications need managing, when your parent might wander or become confused. It’s not a medical nurse in scrubs, but it is trained, experienced support every single hour.
Your parent gets help with bathing, dressing, meals, and toileting. Our caregivers monitor for changes in mood or appetite, remind about medications on time, and stay alert for the kinds of small shifts that often signal something bigger. They prepare meals, tidy up, do light housekeeping, and most importantly, they’re awake when your parent needs something at 2 a.m.
We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers are trained the way a nurse would train them. We work closely with families coming home from Day Kimball Hospital, we understand the discharge paperwork and the anxiety that comes with it, and we know Windham County’s rhythms. That background shapes everything we do in 24-Hour Care, because we’ve seen what happens when round-the-clock safety isn’t there.
We know the falls, the missed medications, the panic calls that come after dark. Because we’re built by nurses, our caregivers don’t just sit in your parent’s home, they actively watch for the things that cause real harm. You get someone trained to spot changes before they become emergencies.
We spend time understanding your parent and your family before we send anyone. We listen to what actually matters: personality fit, experience with specific conditions, the way someone shows up in a crisis. That homework upfront means better 24-Hour Care from day one.
Life changes. Your parent’s needs change. We’re local and reachable, not a voicemail in an office three states away. When you need to adjust hours, swap caregivers, or talk through what you’re noticing, we respond.
We work with families right after they come home from the hospital. We understand the orders, the equipment, the fragile first weeks. Being local to Windham County means we’re not starting from scratch, we’re finishing what began at discharge.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For 24-Hour Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Canterbury families who need 24-hour care now.
We stay in contact so you’re never left wondering how things are going.
Why families choose us
Every aide is trained and supervised through an RN’s lens — not just placed and forgotten.
Personality fit matters more than skill on paper. We match for temperament, pace, and patience.
No franchise rotation. You work with the people who run this agency — direct, accessible, accountable.
Most families are matched with a caregiver within 24 to 48 hours. When something shifts at home, we move quickly.
We build a daily structure around your parent’s rhythm — meals, walks, evenings — and protect it.
You hear from us, not just the aide. Updates on appetite, sleep, mood, mobility — the things that matter.
Every caregiver clears a multi-step screening — background check, reference checks, and an in-person interview with our RN founder — before they're ever placed in a home.
Why families trust us
Private Duty Aides is nurse-founded. Every caregiver clears a multi-step screening — a background check, reference checks, and an in-person interview with our RN founder — before they are ever placed in a home. You get the same consistent caregiver, matched by a nurse, not whoever happens to be available.
Common questions
Your caregiver arrives and stays, managing meals, medications, bathing, dressing, and toileting. They keep the home clean, do laundry, and run light errands. Most importantly, they're awake at night, monitoring your parent's safety, responding if they try to get out of bed or need the bathroom. They report changes to you, keep a log, and coordinate with any doctors or specialists you're seeing.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of discharge. The faster you call, the faster we can assess your parent's needs and find the right caregiver. We work with Day Kimball's discharge team, so they know to expect us. If your parent is coming home on a Friday, we can have someone there by Saturday morning.
24-Hour Care is private pay, meaning you pay directly. It's not typically covered by Medicare or most insurance plans because it's custodial support, not skilled nursing. We can tell you exactly what our rates are and what they include. Some families use long-term care insurance or personal resources. We're honest about the cost because families deserve to make decisions with clear information.
A home health aide usually comes for a few hours a day and handles personal care. 24-Hour Care means someone is present all night and day, awake and monitoring continuously. That constant presence is the difference between your parent being checked on at noon and again at 5 p.m., versus being watched through the night when falls and confusion are most likely. It's continuous safety, not part-time support.
Yes. We listen carefully to what your parent needs, whether that's experience with dementia, diabetes management, mobility issues, or just personality compatibility. We know caregivers in Canterbury and surrounding areas, and we make matches based on fit, not just availability. If the first match isn't working, we adjust. Your parent's comfort and your family's confidence matter.
We have a system for coverage. We notify you as soon as we know someone can't make it, and we bring in a trained backup. We don't leave you without support. Your caregiver briefs the backup on your parent's routines and needs. It's not ideal, but it's seamless enough that your parent stays safe and your day doesn't fall apart.
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Private Duty Aides — Canterbury, CT
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