24-Hour Care in Sherman, 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 called after visiting for Thanksgiving, worried. She’d noticed your mom wasn’t steady on her feet getting to the bathroom at night, and your dad was too exhausted to stay awake past dinner. You realized then that you couldn’t keep doing this alone, driving home from Danbury most nights wondering if something would happen while you were gone. That’s when 24-Hour Care started making sense.
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Your sister called after visiting for Thanksgiving, worried. She’d noticed your mom wasn’t steady on her feet getting to the bathroom at night, and your dad was too exhausted to stay awake past dinner. You realized then that you couldn’t keep doing this alone, driving home from Danbury most nights wondering if something would happen while you were gone. That’s when 24-Hour Care started making sense.
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24-Hour Care means a caregiver is in your home around the clock, overnight and during the day. One person stays with your parent, or we rotate caregivers so there’s continuous presence and continuity. It’s different from checking in on someone or having help a few hours a week. Someone is there when your parent wakes at 2 a.m., when they need to get to the bathroom, when medication times roll around, when they’re confused or when a fall happens.
On a typical day, your caregiver helps with bathing and dressing, manages medications, prepares meals, assists with mobility, and watches for changes in behavior or health. They’re present during the hours when falls happen most, when medication gets mixed up, when isolation feels heaviest. At night, they’re sleeping in your home, listening, ready. Families tell us the difference is having someone who actually knows what your parent is doing at 3 a.m., not guessing.
If your parent came home from Danbury Hospital with discharge instructions and you realized no one was going to be there to follow them, or if they’ve been living alone and you’re terrified of a fall no one would find, we understand. We’re nurse-founded, which means we know what safe 24-Hour Care actually looks like from the inside, not from a manual. We’ve built this service around what hospitals expect when they send someone home, and what families desperately need.
Our founders built this company after watching family members need exactly this kind of care and struggling to find it. We know the panic of a parent who falls at midnight, the exhaustion of being on-call forever, the guilt of not being there. That knowledge shapes every decision we make about matching caregivers and handling emergencies.
We don’t send someone new each week. We listen to what matters to your family, brief caregivers thoroughly, and work to match personality and experience. When you’ve got someone in your home 24 hours, the relationship has to work. We spend time getting this right.
Situations change fast. Your parent’s health gets better or worse, your own schedule changes, something unexpected happens. We stay reachable and adjust quickly. You’re not stuck in a contract or on hold waiting for the next opening.
We know the roads between Sherman and Danbury Hospital, we understand how discharge works here, we’ve built relationships with local providers. When your parent comes home from the hospital or moves into a new season of life, we’re already familiar with what that looks like in this community.
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 Sherman 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 helps with personal care like bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming. They prepare meals, manage medications by the clock, assist with walking and transfers, and do light housekeeping tied to daily care. At night, they're present and sleeping in your home, listening for calls for help, confusion, or falls. They keep simple notes on how your parent ate, slept, their mood, and any changes you should know about. If something feels wrong, they know when to call you or a doctor.
We can often start within days if we have availability. When you call us, tell us about your parent's discharge date and what the hospital said they'd need. We'll arrange a brief visit to understand the care plan, match a caregiver we think fits, and coordinate the start date. If your parent is still in the hospital, we can begin conversations now so there's no gap when they come home.
24-Hour Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover around-the-clock in-home care. We work with families on rates and can discuss what that looks like for your situation. Some families use long-term care insurance if they have it, or we can help you understand the full cost so you can plan. We're honest about price and don't hide it.
A home health aide typically comes a few hours a day, usually ordered by a doctor or hospital after discharge. They focus on specific tasks. 24-Hour Care means someone is in your home continuously, overnight and daytime, so there's no gap and no hours when your parent is alone. It's for families who can't leave their parent unattended or who need presence overnight because of fall risk, medication confusion, or behavior changes.
Yes. We ask you about your parent's personality, habits, what they respond to, what languages are spoken at home, any specific skills the caregiver should have. We listen to what matters to your family. We then interview and brief caregivers carefully to find someone who fits. This takes a little longer than staffing quickly, but it's worth it because this person will be in your home 24 hours.
We have backup caregivers ready and we call you immediately if there's a change. We try not to make switches suddenly, but when they happen, we handle them. You won't be left without coverage. We keep you informed and we work to minimize disruption to your parent's routine.
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