24-Hour Care in East Lyme, 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 mom’s fall at 2 a.m. while you were asleep three towns away. The hospital discharged her from Lawrence + Memorial, but she can’t be alone at night, and you can’t move into her house on Flanders Road. You need someone there, around the clock, from tonight onward.
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Your mom’s fall at 2 a.m. while you were asleep three towns away. The hospital discharged her from Lawrence + Memorial, but she can’t be alone at night, and you can’t move into her house on Flanders Road. You need someone there, around the clock, from tonight onward.
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24-Hour Care means a caregiver lives in your parent’s home or is present continuously through the night and early morning hours. It’s not medical nursing, but safety and presence when falls happen, medications get missed, or confusion takes over at 3 a.m. You get your sleep back. Your parent gets watched.
Day to day, you’ll see someone helping with dressing, meals, medication reminders, bathroom safety, and the thousand small moments that happen when nobody else is there. At night, our caregiver sleeps nearby but stays alert, knowing where your parent is and what they need. If your parent wakes confused or tries to walk to the kitchen in the dark, someone is already there.
After discharge from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, families in East Lyme often find themselves in exactly this spot, and we’ve built our service around it. We’re nurse-founded, which means we know hospital discharge timelines, understand post-op risks, and can brief a caregiver on the exact concerns your discharge papers outline. We don’t guess. We listen to what the doctors said and what you witnessed.
Our founder is a nurse who’s seen what happens when no one is watching at 2 a.m. We staff for the specific dangers you’re afraid of, not just general companionship. Your parent’s safety at night is the whole point.
We don’t send the first available person. We brief each caregiver on your parent’s habits, fears, and routines before they arrive. A good match means your parent accepts the help, and you stop worrying about whether they’re comfortable with a stranger in their home.
When your parent’s needs change or your caregiver calls with a concern at midnight, you reach us, not an answering service. We work in New London County. We know the hospitals, the doctors, the discharge process.
We’ve placed caregivers in homes across your neighborhoods and understand the reality of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital discharge timelines. We know Waterford, Old Lyme, Salem, and Ledyard. Your situation isn’t new to us.
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 East Lyme 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 helps with breakfast, reminds about medications, assists with bathing or dressing, and keeps an eye on your parent throughout the day. At night, they're present and alert nearby, helping if your parent needs the bathroom, wakes confused, or tries to get up. They're not a nurse, but they're watching for falls, missed meals, and anything that feels wrong. You get daily notes on how your parent ate, slept, and how they seemed.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of discharge if we know your parent's needs ahead of time. The moment Lawrence + Memorial gives a discharge date, call us. We'll get the discharge summary, brief a caregiver on post-op precautions or medication timing, and have someone in your parent's home when they arrive. If you need coverage tonight, we move faster.
24-Hour Care is private pay, which means you and your family cover the cost directly. Medicare and most insurance don't cover around-the-clock in-home care for non-medical reasons. We're honest about that upfront. What we offer is affordable compared to assisted living, and your parent stays in their own home. We can discuss your budget and what works for your situation.
Home health aides are typically sent by medical agencies for a few hours a day after injury or surgery, and Medicare or insurance pays for them during recovery. 24-Hour Care is full-time, ongoing presence in your parent's home, paid privately, for families who need safety around the clock. A home health aide might come for two hours. Our caregiver is there through the night when falls and confusion are most likely.
Yes. We listen to what matters: Does your parent need someone calm and quiet or someone more outgoing? Do they have dementia, mobility issues, or specific routines? Are there medications they often forget? We brief potential caregivers, and often you'll meet them before they start. The goal is a fit that feels right for your parent and for you, not a stranger doing a job.
We have backup coverage lined up. If your primary caregiver gets sick or needs a day off, we don't leave your parent alone. We call you with the backup plan and, when possible, someone your parent already knows steps in. You're not scrambling to find coverage yourself at midnight.
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