24-Hour Care in Sterling, 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 Thanksgiving dinner, noticing your mom hadn’t changed clothes in two days. The next morning, you found her on the kitchen floor, unsure how long she’d been there. You realized you couldn’t keep showing up to check on her at 2 a.m. before your shift at Day Kimball Hospital. That’s when 24-Hour Care became not a luxury, but the only way forward.
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Your sister called after Thanksgiving dinner, noticing your mom hadn’t changed clothes in two days. The next morning, you found her on the kitchen floor, unsure how long she’d been there. You realized you couldn’t keep showing up to check on her at 2 a.m. before your shift at Day Kimball Hospital. That’s when 24-Hour Care became not a luxury, but the only way forward.
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24-Hour Care means someone is there all day and all night, awake and present. It’s not a monitor or a call button. It’s a caregiver in your home who knows your parent’s habits, their medications, their bathroom schedule, and what they had for breakfast. When a fall happens at 3 a.m., someone is there. When your parent gets confused about whether they took their pills, someone checks.
Your caregiver handles the visible work: meals, hygiene, dressing, movement around the house. But they’re also watching for the smaller things families worry about silently, the ones that show up in a phone call or a missed medication or a neighbor’s concern. They stay present during the night hours when falls happen most often and when your parent might feel most alone.
Families in Sterling and nearby Plainfield, Killingly, and Voluntown often choose 24-Hour Care after a hospital stay, especially following discharge from Day Kimball Hospital, when the medical team says your parent isn’t ready to be alone. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand what happens at night and why a calm, experienced presence matters more than any technology ever will.
Nurse-founded means we’ve worked the night shift. We know when falls happen, how quickly they can occur, and what a family needs to feel safe again. Your caregiver isn’t just watching your parent, they’re thinking ahead about the stairs, the bathroom, the hallway in the dark.
We don’t send whoever is available. We listen to what your family needs, what your parent’s temperament is, and whether a match will actually work. We brief each caregiver fully on your parent’s routines, their fears, and their preferences so day one feels familiar, not foreign.
When something changes, you need to reach someone who can actually help right away. We’re here for calls about medication changes, behavioral shifts, or just a family member who wants to understand what happened during the night shift. You’re not leaving messages and hoping.
We’re local to Sterling, Plainfield, Killingly, Voluntown, and Griswold. We understand Day Kimball Hospital’s discharge process, we know the roads in winter, and we have the relationships with local providers that matter when you need something fast.
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 Sterling 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 arrives at your home and stays overnight and through the day. They prepare meals, assist with bathing and dressing, manage medications, help with bathroom needs, and ensure your parent is safe during mobility. At night, they remain awake and alert, monitoring for falls, confusion, or medical changes. During the day, they help with light housekeeping, errands, appointments, and companionship. The schedule is tailored to your parent's routine and your family's schedule.
We can often begin within 24 to 48 hours of discharge, depending on your family's needs and caregiver availability. If you're planning a hospital stay, we recommend calling ahead so we can start the matching process early. We work closely with Day Kimball's discharge coordinators and understand the timeline pressure families face when a parent can't go home alone.
24-Hour Care is a private pay service, not covered by Medicare or most insurance plans. We're transparent about cost from the start and can explain what your family would need to budget. Some families use long-term care insurance, personal savings, or a combination of resources. We're happy to discuss realistic options and timelines with you.
A home health aide typically visits for a few hours a few times per week and must have a physician order. 24-Hour Care is a caregiver who lives in your home overnight and is available around the clock, with no medical order required. The main difference is presence and continuity. A family needing someone there at 2 a.m. or someone who can't safely be left alone needs 24-Hour Care, not part-time aide services.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, habits, medical needs, and what your family's biggest worries are. We listen for fit, not just availability. Some parents do best with someone quiet and steady. Others need more engagement. We take time to find someone who will work well in your home, and we're willing to rematch if it's not right.
We have backup caregivers we've worked with and briefed on your parent's needs. We never leave a family without coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we call you right away with a backup who knows your home and your parent's routine. We always give you advance notice if a change is coming, so there are no surprises.
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