Elopement Care in Norfolk, 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 didn’t know until the state police called from the road near the Norfolk library. The door alarm you installed wasn’t enough. You can’t be there every night, and you’re terrified to leave her alone. Elopement Care is built for exactly this moment, and for the family that comes after it.
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Your mother walked out of the house at 2 a.m. last Tuesday, and you didn’t know until the state police called from the road near the Norfolk library. The door alarm you installed wasn’t enough. You can’t be there every night, and you’re terrified to leave her alone. Elopement Care is built for exactly this moment, and for the family that comes after it.
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Elopement Care is supervised safety at home for people at risk of wandering. We’re not there to stop them from leaving. We’re there to know where they are, keep them safe, and bring them home if they leave. A caregiver stays present in your home during the hours when wandering happens most, knows your parent’s patterns, and has a plan for every door.
You’ll see a caregiver who sits with your parent, knows their routine, recognizes the signs that they’re thinking about leaving. We keep the house secure without making it feel like a prison. We call you. We document what happened. We adjust the plan. We’re there at night if that’s when the fear starts. We’re there during the day if your parent wanders when the sun goes down.
Many families find us after a discharge from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, when a doctor says your parent is at risk and you realize you need help you can trust. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand the medical side of wandering, medication timing, fall risk, and how to talk to hospital discharge planners. We know Litchfield County. We know Norfolk. We know how to work with your local doctors and Charlotte Hungerford’s care team.
Our founder is a nurse who has sat through the middle-of-the-night calls. We don’t use words like ‘behavioral management.’ We understand that your parent isn’t trying to scare you. We understand that you’re exhausted, that door alarms fail, that you need someone in the room who gets it.
You don’t get a rotation of strangers. We interview caregivers about their experience with wandering. We tell them the truth about your parent. We match for fit, experience, and reliability. Then we stay involved and adjust the plan when things change.
Elopement Care isn’t a one-time setup. When your parent’s wandering patterns change, when a new medication starts, when you need different hours, you call us. We listen. We adjust. We don’t disappear.
We know Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s discharge process. We know the roads around Norfolk. We know the police departments and the neighbors who might call. We move fast when you need us, and we show up the way local care should.
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 Norfolk 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 trained caregiver is present in your home during the hours when wandering is most likely. They stay alert for the signs your parent is thinking about leaving. They keep exits secure and know your parent's routes. They have your phone number and a plan for what to do if your parent leaves the house. They document what happens each day, and they report back to you. If your parent does leave, the caregiver goes with them or follows, keeps them safe, and brings them home.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of your call, depending on caregiver availability. We work directly with Charlotte Hungerford's discharge planners and understand the urgency. If you're being sent home with wandering risk noted in the discharge summary, call us right away. We'll match a caregiver, brief them on your parent's history, and get someone in the house before you're managing this alone.
Elopement Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover this type of supervision. We understand that's hard to hear. We work with families on scheduling and hours to fit their budget. Some families cover nights and weekends with us, and manage days differently. We're transparent about costs, and we don't upsell. We tell you what your parent actually needs.
A home health aide typically helps with bathing, dressing, meals, and activities of daily living. Elopement Care is focused on safety supervision and wandering prevention. An aide might be in the home for two hours. An Elopement Care caregiver is there for the full shift, watching for wandering, staying alert, with a plan for every moment. Some families use both, but they serve different purposes.
Yes. We talk to you in detail about your parent, their personality, their history, and what makes them comfortable. We ask about your parent's patterns, what time they typically wander, whether they respond better to calm redirection or structured activity. We then match a caregiver with experience in those specific situations. If the match isn't right after a few days, we talk to you and we change it. This is too important to get wrong.
We keep backup coverage. We don't leave you uncovered. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we call you as soon as we know, and we send a backup caregiver who has been briefed on your parent's situation. You'll know who's coming. We don't surprise you with strangers on the hard days.
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Private Duty Aides — Norfolk, CT
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