Elopement Care in Lyme, 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.
Your mother walked out of the house at 2 a.m. last Tuesday, and you found her three blocks down toward Lyme Street before dawn. The door alarm didn’t wake anyone. Your siblings are asking what happens next, and you’re terrified to leave her alone. We know this moment, and we know Lyme.
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Your mother walked out of the house at 2 a.m. last Tuesday, and you found her three blocks down toward Lyme Street before dawn. The door alarm didn’t wake anyone. Your siblings are asking what happens next, and you’re terrified to leave her alone. We know this moment, and we know Lyme.
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Elopement Care is supervised, one-on-one attention for a parent or family member who wanders, leaves the house without notice, or poses a safety risk to themselves when unsupervised. It’s not a lock-and-key solution. It’s a trained caregiver who stays present, alert, and engaged, keeping your family member safe while respecting their dignity and independence.
Day to day, this means a caregiver is in your home during the times when wandering is most likely. They know your parent’s patterns, their triggers, and their habits. They’re alert to door opening, they accompany outdoor time, they keep medications on schedule, and they stay calm when your family member becomes restless or confused. Families tell us the difference is immediate: they can sleep through the night. They can run an errand without calling every five minutes. They can breathe.
If your parent has just come home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital after a fall, stroke, or cognitive event, the transition to home can feel impossible. We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers understand medical discharge instructions, recognize changes in behavior or health, and know when to alert you or reach back to your hospital care team. We work within New London County’s care network and respect what your doctors have already started.
We started this work because we’ve lived the 2 a.m. fear ourselves. Our caregivers aren’t just trained to watch the door, they understand what wandering means, why it happens, and how to keep your family member safe without shame or restraint. That clinical background matters when someone’s life is on the line.
You don’t get a stranger tomorrow. We spend time understanding your parent’s history, temperament, and triggers. We match a specific caregiver to your situation, brief them thoroughly on your home and your family member’s needs, and make sure they’re experienced with Elopement Care, not just general home help.
Elopement Care situations change fast. You can reach us when something shifts, when a caregiver needs to swap, or when your parent’s needs grow. We don’t disappear after the first week. We stay partnered with you through the hard months.
We know Lyme, East Lyme, Old Lyme, and the surrounding towns. We understand Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s discharge process and how to coordinate with your hospital team. We know the streets, the neighborhoods, and the local emergency services. That local knowledge keeps your parent safer.
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 Lyme 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
A caregiver is in your home during high-risk hours, staying alert and engaged with your family member. They supervise all movements in and out of the house, accompany bathroom trips and outdoor time, keep track of medications and meals, and maintain a calm presence that reduces restlessness. They're not locked in a room with your parent, and your parent isn't locked down. It's presence and attention that stops wandering before it starts.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of your call. If you're being discharged and need immediate support, call us before you leave the hospital, and we'll coordinate with your discharge planner. We understand that the first days at home after a hospital stay are the highest-risk window, and we move fast to get a caregiver in place.
Elopement Care is private pay, not covered by Medicare or most insurance plans. We're transparent about cost upfront and can discuss scheduling options that fit your budget, whether that's full-time, part-time, or overnight coverage. Some families use long-term care insurance or personal resources to cover the cost. We can talk through what makes sense for your situation.
A home health aide typically helps with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and meal prep. Elopement Care is specialized supervision for wandering and safety risk. Our caregivers are trained to recognize the signs of restlessness or confusion that lead to elopement, to de-escalate, and to keep your family member engaged and safe. It's a different skill set because the stakes are different.
Yes. We learn about your parent's temperament, medical history, triggers, and personality. We then match a caregiver with experience in Elopement Care who fits your family's style and needs. We don't hand you a generic name. We spend time making sure the match is right, and we adjust if it isn't working.
We coordinate backup coverage ahead of time so you're never left stranded. We have a network of trained caregivers, and we notify you immediately if someone needs to swap. We understand that consistency matters for your family member's sense of safety, so we try hard to keep the same person, but we're always prepared with a backup plan.
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Private Duty Aides — Lyme, CT
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