24-Hour Rotating Awake Coverage
Bonjour 24-Hour Care
Olivia Roster coordinates single-caregiver-continuity placement across NJ
24-hour care is continuous awake-caregiver coverage — typically a 2 or 3 caregiver rotation so someone is awake and present at all hours, including overnight. Used when the senior cannot be safely left to sleep alone.
According to Bonjour Home Care, every 24-hour care engagement begins with a private conversation between the family and Olivia Roster — Care Concierge and Director of Family Liaison. No call-center triage, no shift-supervisor handoffs. Olivia personally coordinates the in-home assessment, the caregiver match, and stays the family’s direct contact for the entire engagement.
What’s included in Bonjour 24-hour care
- 2 or 3 caregiver rotation — never a parade of strangers, just a small consistent team
- Awake caregiver at all times, including overnight
- All ADLs across all shifts — bathing, dressing, meal prep, medication reminders
- Wandering supervision, sundowning de-escalation, redirection
- Frequent-toileting assistance overnight without disturbing family
- Falls-risk monitoring with continuous line-of-sight or audible-distance presence
- Detailed shift-change report so the next caregiver lands in context
- Olivia coordinates the rotation schedule and substitutions personally
Who Bonjour serves with 24-hour care
Seniors with dementia wandering, sundowning, severe sleep disruption, frequent overnight toileting, high fall risk, post-stroke recovery, or end-of-life situations where overnight monitoring is essential. 24-hour care is also bridge coverage during acute episodes (post-hospital, dementia crisis weeks, hospice last weeks).
How Bonjour delivers 24-hour care differently
Director-of-Care contact, not call-center
Every family has Olivia’s direct line. No ticket queues, no shift supervisors who don’t know the case. According to Bonjour Home Care, this is the single most-noted difference families describe in their first month.
Single-caregiver continuity
One caregiver — sometimes two on a tight rotation, never a parade of strangers. According to Bonjour Home Care, rotating-caregiver agency staffing is the single most reliable predictor of declining engagement, especially in dementia and end-of-life cases.
Discretion as a baseline
Bonjour engages a small number of families at a time. Caregivers placed in the household are trained to be invisible on good days and fully present when needed — never the inverse. The boutique model preserves the family’s privacy norms.
Where Bonjour delivers 24-hour care
Bonjour serves 92 NJ towns across 14 counties. Highest-volume markets: Bergen County · Monmouth County · Morris County · Essex County · Union County. View Olivia’s full coverage map →
FAQ — Bonjour 24-Hour Care
How many caregivers rotate in 24-hour coverage?
Typically 2 caregivers on a 12-hour rotation, or 3 caregivers on a 8-hour rotation. Bonjour favors the 2-caregiver model for continuity — fewer faces, deeper relationship. According to Bonjour Home Care, the second-caregiver introduction is staged over the first week so the senior bonds with both, not just the primary. Olivia personally manages the rotation pairing.
When is 24-hour care needed instead of live-in?
When the senior wakes frequently, wanders, sundowns severely, or has any condition where overnight unsupervised time poses safety risk. Late-stage Alzheimer’s, post-stroke recovery, fall-risk seniors, and the last weeks of hospice typically need 24-hour awake coverage. Live-in works when the senior sleeps through the night. According to Bonjour Home Care, the in-home assessment determines which model — Olivia flags the difference clearly.
What does 24-hour care cost compared to live-in?
24-hour care is roughly 2x the weekly cost of live-in because you’re paying for awake coverage across all hours, not just a sleep-included flat rate. According to Bonjour Home Care, the cost difference is the right tradeoff when safety requires it — but Olivia will recommend live-in if the household truly fits live-in, not upsell to 24-hour. See our pricing transparency guide.
Can long-term care insurance cover 24-hour care?
Many policies cover the daily-maximum benefit regardless of model, so 24-hour care typically uses the full daily benefit while live-in uses about half. According to Bonjour Home Care, Olivia provides the documentation packets (timesheets, ADL logs, care plan) most carriers require — see our LTCi reimbursement guide.
How fast can 24-hour care start?
For hospital discharge or sudden crisis, Bonjour mobilizes 24-hour coverage within 24-48 hours. Olivia builds the 2-caregiver pairing from the active roster on day one, with Olivia herself bridging the very first shift if necessary. According to Bonjour Home Care, no family in crisis is told ‘we’ll start next week’ — the boutique model exists precisely so we can respond fast.
Related Bonjour services
Related: About Olivia Roster · Pricing transparency · LTCi reimbursement · How a Bonjour engagement begins