Elopement Care in Westport, 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 parent walked out of the house at 2am, and you got the call from a neighbor near Compo Beach. The door alarms didn’t stop them, and you realize you can’t leave them alone anymore. We know this fear because we’ve sat with families in Westport who’ve lived this exact night.
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Your parent walked out of the house at 2am, and you got the call from a neighbor near Compo Beach. The door alarms didn’t stop them, and you realize you can’t leave them alone anymore. We know this fear because we’ve sat with families in Westport who’ve lived this exact night.
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Elopement Care is supervised, in-home safety for people who wander, leave without warning, or can’t be left alone. It’s not about locking doors or restraint. It’s about a trained caregiver being present, alert, and moving through your home with your family member so they’re safe and you can breathe.
On a typical day, your caregiver arrives at the agreed time, learns your parent’s routine and what triggers wandering, and stays engaged with them. They notice when your parent is restless, they redirect gently, they keep medication on schedule, and they document what’s happening so you know exactly how things went. If your parent wants to go outside, the caregiver goes with them. If they’re agitated at 3pm, you know it and we adjust.
Many Westport families connect with us after a Norwalk Hospital discharge, when doctors say your parent isn’t safe alone but you’re not ready for full-time placement. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand the medical side of wandering behavior, medication interactions, and what a hospital actually wants to see in a safe discharge plan at home.
Our founder is a nurse who watched families panic after midnight calls. We don’t treat wandering as a behavior problem to fix. We treat it as a safety need that requires calm presence and experience. Door alarms aren’t enough. Your parent needs someone there who gets it.
We don’t send a rotation of strangers. We brief our caregivers thoroughly on your parent’s patterns, medical history, and triggers. Then we match them to someone with experience in Elopement Care and the temperament your family needs. The same person shows up, builds trust, and learns your parent’s world.
When your parent’s needs shift, you call us and it changes. No bureaucracy, no wait-list shuffling. We’re local to Fairfield County and we adjust fast because we know that Elopement Care situations don’t follow a schedule.
We know Norwalk Hospital’s discharge process and what they need to sign off on a safe plan. We know Westport neighborhoods, the layout of Saugatuck, where your parent might wander. We’re here, not a call center somewhere else.
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 Westport 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 your scheduled time and spends the hours with your parent, awake and present. They manage the home environment, keep medication on time, encourage meals and water, and move through the day with your parent if they're restless or want to go outside. They watch for patterns, document what they see, and call you or our office if something shifts. At the end of the shift, you get an honest picture of how the day went.
If you call us before discharge, we can often have a caregiver in place within 48 hours. We work with the hospital's case managers to understand the safety plan and build on it at home. If discharge happens over a weekend, we work to cover that gap so you're not alone. We know Norwalk Hospital's timeline and we move fast.
Elopement Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover it because it's supervision for safety, not skilled nursing or therapy. We can give you our rates upfront and we work with families on what they can do. Some families use long-term care insurance or savings. We're honest about cost because you deserve to know what this will mean for your budget.
A home health aide typically comes for a few hours to help with bathing, dressing, and personal care. Elopement Care is focused supervision for someone who wanders or can't be alone safely. Your caregiver is there to prevent crisis, not to rush through tasks. They're trained in de-escalation, they know what to watch for, and they stay engaged even during calm moments because the point is continuous presence.
Yes. We ask you detailed questions about your parent's personality, medical history, what time of day they're most restless, whether they respond better to male or female caregivers, and what kind of temperament will fit your family. Then we match them to someone with relevant experience who we've trained and who knows Elopement Care isn't about control. You meet the caregiver before we start and you can request a different match if it's not working.
We cover it. We have backup caregivers trained and ready so there's no day you're left without coverage. We call you as soon as we know there's a change so you can plan. We're in Fairfield County, so our backup isn't hours away. We keep your parent's safety plan documented so any trained caregiver can step in and know what matters.
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