24-Hour Care in Durham, 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 your mom hadn’t changed out of yesterday’s clothes when she stopped by after church. A fall three nights ago that your mom didn’t mention until Thursday. The middle-of-the-night call that sent you racing down Route 17 with your heart in your throat. If you’re watching your parent from a distance, or you work full-time and can’t be there when the risks are highest, 24-Hour Care in Durham keeps someone there when you can’t be.
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Your sister noticed your mom hadn’t changed out of yesterday’s clothes when she stopped by after church. A fall three nights ago that your mom didn’t mention until Thursday. The middle-of-the-night call that sent you racing down Route 17 with your heart in your throat. If you’re watching your parent from a distance, or you work full-time and can’t be there when the risks are highest, 24-Hour Care in Durham keeps someone there when you can’t be.
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24-Hour Care means a trained caregiver is in your parent’s home around the clock, awake and present whether it’s 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. They’re there for the nighttime fall, the medication that needs to happen at 6 a.m., the bathroom visit at 3 in the morning, the dinner that actually gets eaten. It’s not a camera or a phone call. It’s a person in the house.
Day-to-day, you’ll see your parent eating regular meals, taking medications on time, getting dressed, moving safely from bed to chair to bathroom. The caregiver watches for changes, keeps your home clean, helps with bathing and toileting, and handles the small moments that add up to safety. There’s no TV left on all day while your parent sleeps. There’s someone present, alert, and invested in what your parent needs right now.
After a stay at Middlesex Hospital or any medical event, the transition home is the riskiest time. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand hospital discharge like few agencies do. We work with Middlesex Hospital’s care coordinators and your parent’s doctors. We staff carefully, match thoughtfully, and stay flexible when life changes. That background matters when your parent is fragile and the stakes are real.
Our founder was a nurse who saw families exhausted from nighttime falls and medication errors. We built 24-Hour Care around preventing the accidents that happen when no one’s watching. That nursing lens means we’re thinking about safety in ways that pure staffing agencies aren’t.
We don’t send whoever’s available. We listen to your parent’s personality, habits, and needs, then we find the right person. A caregiver who can handle nighttime confusion, who keeps their cool during bathroom emergencies, who your parent actually wants around for 8 or 12 or 24 hours.
When your parent gets sick or the situation changes, you reach us directly. Not a call center. Not a voicemail. We adjust staffing, swap caregivers, ramp up hours. You’re never left holding the phone wondering if anyone heard you.
We know Durham. We know the neighborhoods, the roads, the hospital discharge process here. When your parent comes home from Middlesex, we’re already coordinated with their team and ready to start care within days, not weeks.
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 Durham 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
A caregiver is in your parent's home for 24 consecutive hours. They handle meals, medications, bathing, toileting, dressing, and movement around the home. They watch for falls, confusion, or changes in how your parent seems. They keep the home clean, do light laundry, and stay awake and alert at night. If your parent needs help at 3 a.m., the caregiver is there.
If your parent is discharged from Middlesex Hospital, we can typically start care within 2 to 3 days. We work directly with the hospital's discharge team and your parent's doctors to understand the medical picture. We coordinate timing, get all paperwork in place, and match a caregiver who fits. Rush situations can sometimes start faster.
24-Hour Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover round-the-clock in-home care. We're honest about that upfront. Some families use long-term care insurance if they have it, or set aside savings for this season of life. We can walk you through options and what 24-Hour Care typically costs in Durham.
A home health aide usually comes for a few hours per week and is ordered by a doctor for a medical reason. 24-Hour Care is a caregiver living in your home around the clock to prevent falls, manage medications, and keep your parent safe when you can't be there. It's a different level of presence and protection, and it's not tied to a medical diagnosis.
Yes. We listen to what your parent is like, what they need, and who they'd trust in their home at night. Then we match carefully. If the match isn't right, we change it. We're not assigning caregivers from a waiting list. We're finding the person who can do this job well and stay with your family.
We have backup coverage. If your caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we have trained staff ready to step in. You're not scrambling for a replacement or worried that your parent will be alone. We staff with continuity in mind because we know how much routine matters when someone is fragile or confused.
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