Elopement Care in Pomfret, 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 mom made it as far as Route 169 before the neighbor spotted her at 2am in her nightgown. Your heart stopped. You called us from the side of the road, and within hours we had someone there, awake and watching, ready to keep her safe. That’s Elopement Care in Pomfret.
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Your mom made it as far as Route 169 before the neighbor spotted her at 2am in her nightgown. Your heart stopped. You called us from the side of the road, and within hours we had someone there, awake and watching, ready to keep her safe. That’s Elopement Care in Pomfret.
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Elopement Care is supervised, one-on-one support for someone who wanders or tries to leave home unsupervised. It’s not alarm systems or locks. It’s a trained caregiver present in your home, alert and ready, who understands the fear that comes with 2am walks and open doors. We’re here so you can sleep.
Day-to-day, this means a caregiver who stays with your parent or family member during the hours when wandering is most likely. They’re awake, they’re watching, they’re calm. They know the exits. They know the neighborhood. They recognize the signs before your parent even gets to the door. Families tell us it’s the first time they’ve felt able to breathe.
We’re a nurse-founded agency, which means we understand medical history, medication schedules, and the discharge instructions from Day Kimball Hospital the same way your doctor does. We’ve been through it ourselves. We know that door alarms aren’t enough, that you can’t watch someone 24/7 on your own, and that wandering fear changes everything about how you live in your own home.
Our founder is a nurse who watched a family member wander. We don’t use corporate language about elopement. We know the 2am panic, the guilt, the exhaustion of being afraid to leave them alone. We built this service because we had to.
We don’t send a different person every week. We brief our caregivers on your parent’s patterns, fears, and routines. We match based on personality and experience with wandering behavior. They stay consistent so your parent knows them and trusts them.
Elopement situations shift. A medication changes. A new behavior appears. You call us, and we listen and adjust. We’re not distant. We’re here, in Pomfret, and we answer.
We know Day Kimball Hospital’s discharge process. We know Putnam and Woodstock and Eastford the way your parent does. We understand the specific geography and community of this area, which matters when safety is on the line.
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 Pomfret 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 your parent is most likely to wander. They're alert and positioned to gently redirect before a door opens. They know the neighborhood and can respond quickly if your parent does get outside. They document what they see so you understand the patterns. They're also handling light meals, reminders about medications, and basic comfort care, but their main job is being awake and present.
We can start within 24 to 48 hours of you calling us, depending on caregiver availability. We'll get your parent's discharge paperwork, talk to you about their specific wandering patterns, and brief our caregiver before they arrive. If you're being discharged and need care that same week, tell us the discharge date and we'll plan for it.
Elopement Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover this type of supervised safety care because it's not considered medical in the traditional sense. We can give you pricing based on hours and days per week. Some families use long-term care insurance or set aside personal funds. We're honest about cost upfront.
A home health aide typically comes for a few hours and helps with bathing, dressing, and personal care. Elopement Care is about prevention and safety during the hours when wandering is most likely. Our caregiver's primary focus is being present and alert, not task-based care. Some families need both, and that's fine. We can coordinate.
Yes. We talk to you about your parent's personality, what triggers their wandering, whether they respond better to a calm presence or gentle redirection, and any medical history we need to know. We match based on experience and personality fit, not just availability. We want your parent and their caregiver to work well together.
We have backup caregivers trained and ready. We'll call you first to let you know there's a change. Our backup knows your parent's routine because we keep detailed notes. We don't leave you hanging. Consistency matters, so we work hard to keep the same person, but we're prepared when that's not possible.
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