Elopement Care in Preston, 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 a call from your neighbor on Route 2 at 2:47am. Your mother was found walking toward the library parking lot in her nightgown, no coat, asking for her mother who died thirty years ago. The door alarm you installed last month never went off. You realized that night: you can’t leave her alone anymore, and you need someone who understands what that really means.
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You got a call from your neighbor on Route 2 at 2:47am. Your mother was found walking toward the library parking lot in her nightgown, no coat, asking for her mother who died thirty years ago. The door alarm you installed last month never went off. You realized that night: you can’t leave her alone anymore, and you need someone who understands what that really means.
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Elopement Care is one-on-one supervision for a parent or family member who wanders or leaves home without a plan. It’s not an alarm system and it’s not a check-in call at lunch. It’s a trained caregiver in your home, awake and present, ready to respond to wandering behavior before it becomes dangerous. We sit with you through the night if that’s what’s needed. We walk with you to appointments. We understand the fear that comes with not knowing where they are.
On a typical day, your caregiver arrives on schedule, learns your parent’s routine and mood, watches for the signs of restlessness, and keeps them engaged and safe. You get a brief report at the end of each shift about how they slept, whether they tried to leave, what worked to redirect them, what didn’t. You can step out knowing someone is there. You can sleep without your phone in your hand.
Many Preston families come to us after a concerning incident, a hospitalization at William W. Backus Hospital, or a doctor’s conversation that made it clear: supervised care at home is the next step. We’re nurse-founded, which means we hire and train our caregivers the way a nurse would, with real attention to behavior change, medication timing, and the small details that keep someone safe. We’re not here to take over. We’re here to hold the line so you can breathe.
Our founder is a nurse who watched her own parent wander at night. We know the 2am panic, the guilt about asking for help, the exhaustion of being the only one who can keep them safe. Door alarms aren’t enough. What you need is someone trained to recognize the moment before it happens.
We don’t send the first available person. We brief our caregivers on your parent’s history, their triggers, their personality, their medication schedule. We match for fit, experience, and calm. We know that Elopement Care works only when your parent is comfortable with the person sitting with them.
If your parent’s behavior shifts, if they’re becoming more restless or more withdrawn, if the time they usually wander is changing, you can tell us and we adjust. We’re not a call center. You reach the people who know your situation.
We know Preston, Norwich, Ledyard, and Griswold. We understand the discharge process at William W. Backus Hospital and can often start care within days of leaving the hospital. We know the streets, the neighborhoods, and the community resources that matter.
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 Preston 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 is present in the home, alert and available. They're watching for the signs of restlessness or wandering impulse. They engage your parent in activity, help with meals and medication, keep track of sleep patterns, and respond immediately if they try to leave. At the end of each shift, you get a brief summary. It's supervision that's constant but not intrusive, and it gives you permission to rest.
If you contact us before discharge, we can often have a caregiver in place within one or two days. We coordinate with the hospital's discharge planner, get the clinical information we need, and do a home visit to understand the layout and your parent's routine. If it's urgent and after hours, we have an emergency protocol. We aim to not leave you waiting.
Elopement Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans do not cover this level of one-on-one behavioral supervision. We work with families on scheduling and pricing to fit their situation. We're transparent about cost from the first conversation. We understand this is hard financially and emotionally.
A home health aide provides personal care, hygiene, light housekeeping, and medication reminders. They are valuable, but they're not trained primarily to prevent wandering or respond to elopement risk. Elopement Care is specialized supervision for behavioral safety. The caregiver is there because your parent has a pattern or risk of leaving unsafely. Their focus is watching, engaging, and preventing that moment from becoming dangerous.
Yes. We do an intake call where we listen to your parent's history, their triggers, what works to calm them, and what doesn't. We learn if they're early-morning walkers, if they become restless in the afternoon, if they respond better to male or female caregivers, if they have a favorite activity. Then we match thoughtfully. It's not random. We want your parent and caregiver to work well together.
We maintain a backup roster of trained caregivers who are familiar with our Elopement Care approach. We notify you as early as possible if there's a change. We don't leave you without coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we fill that shift. You can count on continuity.
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Private Duty Aides — Preston, CT
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