Elopement Care in Bloomfield, CT
Specialized supervision and behavioral redirection for seniors with dementia who are at risk of wandering or leaving home unsafely.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You got the call at 2 AM from a neighbor near the Bloomfield Avenue intersection. Your parent had walked out in their pajamas, confused and scared. Now you’re terrified to leave them alone, and you know a door alarm isn’t going to be enough. We understand this fear because we’ve trained caregivers who sit with it every day.
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You got the call at 2 AM from a neighbor near the Bloomfield Avenue intersection. Your parent had walked out in their pajamas, confused and scared. Now you’re terrified to leave them alone, and you know a door alarm isn’t going to be enough. We understand this fear because we’ve trained caregivers who sit with it every day.
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Elopement Care is one-on-one supervised safety at home for people at risk of wandering away. It’s not about restraining or controlling. It’s about having a trained caregiver present and alert, someone who knows your parent’s patterns, who notices when restlessness is building, and who can redirect or accompany them safely if they need to move around.
On a typical day, your caregiver arrives at a scheduled time, stays with your parent, keeps them engaged, watches for signs of confusion or agitation, and makes sure they don’t leave the house unattended. We document everything, we stay calm, and we’re trained to recognize when a hospital visit is actually needed versus when your parent just needs reassurance and a change of scenery inside the home.
Many Bloomfield families come to us after a discharge from Hartford Hospital, when a diagnosis of dementia or delirium has made clear that unsupervised time at home is too risky. We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers train the way nurses do, with a medical understanding of why wandering happens and how to keep your parent safe without making them feel trapped.
Our founder built this service because her own parent walked out at 2 AM. We don’t use corporate language about elopement. We know what it feels like to be the child getting that phone call, and we know what it feels like to be terrified to leave your parent alone even for an hour. That’s why our caregivers are trained to sit with the person, not just watch them.
We don’t send a different caregiver every week. We listen to your parent’s personality, their history, what they respond to. We brief each caregiver fully on the wandering risk, the triggers, the safe routes, the people they can call. Then we match them thoughtfully and we stay matched, so your parent builds trust.
If your parent’s condition shifts, if a medication change happens, if a new behavior shows up, you call us. We adjust the plan. We don’t hide behind a call center. You talk to someone who knows your situation and can move quickly to get the right caregiver in place or add more hours.
We know the discharge process at Hartford Hospital. We know which patients are at highest risk for wandering. We work with hospital social workers and discharge planners here in Bloomfield. We can start Elopement Care fast, sometimes the same week you come home.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Elopement Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Bloomfield families who need elopement 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 arrives at the scheduled time and stays with your parent for the duration of the shift. They keep your parent engaged through conversation, activities, or just being present. They watch for signs that your parent is becoming restless or confused, and they're trained to redirect safely or take a walk together if that's appropriate. They document what they see, what your parent ate, any mood changes, and they stay alert to the door at all times. If your parent tries to leave, the caregiver accompanies them or gently redirects them back inside.
We can often start within 3 to 5 business days of your call, depending on caregiver availability and your schedule. If you're being discharged from Hartford Hospital, let us know the discharge date and we'll work backward to have someone trained and ready. For urgent situations, we keep backup caregivers and may be able to start sooner. We coordinate directly with the hospital's discharge team when you give us permission.
No. Elopement Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans cover skilled nursing or medical home health aides, but not the level of one-on-one behavioral supervision that wandering risk requires. We charge an hourly rate, and you pay out of pocket. Some families use long-term care insurance if they have it, or they work with an elder law attorney to explore whether Medicaid planning might help. We're happy to discuss pricing and work with you on scheduling to fit your budget.
A home health aide typically helps with bathing, dressing, meals, and light housekeeping. Elopement Care is supervision and safety. Our caregivers will help with activities of daily living too, but their primary job is to stay alert to wandering risk, recognize warning signs, and keep your parent safely inside or with them if they go out. Elopement Care caregivers are trained specifically in behavioral response, not just personal care. You need Elopement Care when the wandering risk is the main safety issue.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, interests, triggers, medical history, and preferences. We listen for what kind of person your parent responds to best, whether they need someone calm and quiet or more energetic and conversational. We then carefully choose a caregiver who fits that profile, brief them thoroughly on your parent's specific wandering risk and patterns, and set up an introduction before the first full shift. You have a say in the match, and if it's not working after a few shifts, we adjust.
We let you know as soon as we know. We don't leave you scrambling. We have backup caregivers who are trained and can step in, and if you prefer, we can reschedule the shift to a different day. We understand that consistency is part of what makes Elopement Care work, so we try hard to keep the same person. But life happens, and we're prepared with alternates so your parent stays safe and you're not stressed.
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