24-Hour Care in Plainfield, 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 at Thanksgiving, sitting across the table at your parents’ house on Winthrop Road. Your mom seemed confused about the time, and later that night you heard her moving through the hallway at 2 a.m., unsure where she was. You realized then that you couldn’t keep your job and also keep her safe 24 hours a day, and that’s when everything shifted.
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Your sister noticed it at Thanksgiving, sitting across the table at your parents’ house on Winthrop Road. Your mom seemed confused about the time, and later that night you heard her moving through the hallway at 2 a.m., unsure where she was. You realized then that you couldn’t keep your job and also keep her safe 24 hours a day, and that’s when everything shifted.
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24-Hour Care means we’re there overnight when falls happen, when confusion strikes at 3 a.m., when medications need managing in the dark hours. It’s one caregiver staying in your parent’s home, awake and present, so your family can finally sleep without the weight of worry.
Day-to-day, you’ll see your parent helped with morning routines, meals, medication timing, transfers in and out of bed, and nighttime bathroom trips. We keep the house safe, watch for changes in their condition, and stay alert to things families miss when they’re exhausted from managing everything alone.
If your parent came home from Day Kimball Hospital and the doctors said they need monitoring overnight, we coordinate that handoff smoothly. We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers are trained to spot early warning signs, understand post-discharge needs, and know exactly when to call the hospital back.
We started this work because we saw families trapped between a rock and a hard place, too exhausted to stay alert but too scared to sleep. Our caregivers understand nighttime falls, medication timing, and the difference between normal aging and a red flag that needs immediate attention.
We don’t just send someone overnight. We get to know your parent, their rhythms, what makes them anxious, what helps them rest. Then we brief each caregiver thoroughly so they’re never walking into a situation blind.
When 24-Hour Care situations change, you need to know someone picks up the phone. We stay reachable, adjust quickly, and don’t disappear when things get complicated.
We know the Day Kimball Hospital discharge process, we understand the Plainfield neighborhoods and what keeps families grounded here, and we’re the kind of agency that remembers your parent’s name.
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 Plainfield 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 is present overnight to help your parent to the bathroom, manage pain or restlessness, monitor their breathing or any changes in condition, and keep them safe if they try to get up in the dark. During the day, they may help with medications, meal prep, light tidying, personal care, and staying alert to anything that feels different. We document what happens each shift so you're never guessing.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of your parent coming home, depending on caregiver availability and how much briefing time we need. If the discharge is planned, we ask for a week or two notice so we can match someone carefully and make sure they understand the hospital's orders. In urgent situations, we move fast.
24-Hour Care is private pay, meaning you cover the cost directly. Medicare and most insurance plans don't pay for overnight companionship care, even though it's often what families actually need. We're transparent about pricing and happy to discuss what this looks like for your budget and situation.
Home health aides come for a few hours, a few days a week, usually to help with specific medical tasks covered by insurance. 24-Hour Care means someone is there overnight, every night, watching and responding. The focus shifts from task-based care to presence-based safety, especially during the hours when your parent is most vulnerable.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, what they respond to, their medical history, whether they're morning people or night owls, and what kinds of routines help them feel secure. We then choose a caregiver with the right experience and temperament, and we do trial shifts before committing to overnight care.
We keep backup caregivers briefed and ready so your parent isn't alone. We let you know as soon as we know a change is coming, and we don't use fill-ins who don't understand your parent's situation. Continuity matters, especially at night, and we treat it that way.
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Private Duty Aides — Plainfield, CT
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