24-Hour Care in Wallingford, 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 at the kitchen table in Berlin. Your mom didn’t get up once, didn’t offer to help with dishes, just stared past the window toward Route 15. The next morning, you got a call from her neighbor on Quaker Lane. She’d fallen at 3 a.m. and didn’t know how long she’d been on the floor. That’s when you realized she couldn’t be alone anymore, not at night, not during the day.
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Your sister noticed it at Thanksgiving, sitting at the kitchen table in Berlin. Your mom didn’t get up once, didn’t offer to help with dishes, just stared past the window toward Route 15. The next morning, you got a call from her neighbor on Quaker Lane. She’d fallen at 3 a.m. and didn’t know how long she’d been on the floor. That’s when you realized she couldn’t be alone anymore, not at night, not during the day.
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24-Hour Care means someone is there, overnight and all day. Not visiting for an hour. Not checking in by phone. A caregiver who stays in your home, watches for falls, helps with medications at the times they’re due, assists with personal care, and is awake and alert when your parent needs something at 2 a.m.
Families tell us they sleep better knowing their parent isn’t alone in the house. We handle nighttime bathroom trips, early morning routines, meals and snacks throughout the day, medication reminders, light housekeeping, and the simple fact of another person being there if something goes wrong. Your parent gets the dignity of their own home, and you get peace of mind.
If your parent was just discharged from MidState Medical Center or is facing a recovery period in Wallingford, we understand the post-hospital window. Our founder was a nurse for 20 years, so we know what safety actually looks like when someone is vulnerable. We coordinate with your parent’s doctors, respect their routines, and show up ready to listen to what matters most to your family.
Our founder spent two decades in nursing, watching families struggle with the gap between hospital discharge and feeling truly safe at home. We know what nighttime falls look like, what medication errors sound like, and why you can’t leave your parent alone. That experience shapes every placement we make.
We don’t just send someone over. We listen to your parent’s personality, schedule, medical needs, and what you’re worried about. Then we match a caregiver who fits, brief them thoroughly on your family’s specific situation, and stay available to adjust if something isn’t working.
Your parent’s health shifts. A new symptom shows up. The routine needs adjusting. You can reach us, and we respond. We’re not a call center in another state. We know New Haven County, we know our caregivers, and we handle problems directly.
We work with families coming home from MidState Medical Center all the time. We understand their discharge process, we know the doctors and nurses there, and we can start care within days. We’re in your community, not miles away.
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 Wallingford 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 in the morning and stays through the night. They help with bathing, dressing, and grooming, prepare meals, manage medications at the right times, assist with toileting and personal hygiene, do light housekeeping and laundry, and stay awake at night to respond if your parent gets up, needs the bathroom, or falls. They're there to prevent emergencies and catch small problems before they become big ones.
We can typically start within 48 to 72 hours of your call. We'll arrange a brief meeting to understand your parent's discharge instructions, medications, and specific concerns, then match and brief a caregiver. If your situation is urgent, we work with hospital discharge planners to expedite placement. Every family's timeline is different, but we move fast.
24-Hour Care is private pay, meaning you pay directly. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover around-the-clock in-home care at this level. We can give you a clear estimate based on your parent's needs, and many families find it less expensive than assisted living or a nursing home. We can also discuss options if cost is a concern.
A home health aide typically visits for a few hours per week or day, usually ordered by a doctor for medical recovery. 24-Hour Care means someone stays in your home continuously, overnight and all day, providing safety and support around the clock. The difference is presence, response time, and prevention. Home health is about recovering from an illness. 24-Hour Care is about preventing crises when your parent can't be left alone.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, daily routine, mobility, cognitive status, any behaviors or preferences, and what worries you most. Then we match someone with the right experience, temperament, and schedule. We also make sure the caregiver and your parent meet beforehand so there's a connection before care starts. If it's not the right fit, we adjust.
We maintain a backup team of trained caregivers so there's always coverage. If your regular caregiver calls out sick or needs a day off, we notify you as early as possible and send a substitute who's been briefed on your parent's care plan. We don't leave families without care. Communication and reliability are non-negotiable.
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