Alzheimer’s Care in Ashford, CT
Specialized in-home Alzheimer's care for seniors, routine-based support, safety, and family peace of mind.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your sister noticed something was off when she visited for the holidays, seeing your parent confused about the route from their Route 44 home to the mailbox they’ve walked to for decades. The bank statement arrived with charges you couldn’t explain. By the time you called Windham Hospital, you knew this was bigger than forgetting names. You needed someone who understood what comes next.
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Your sister noticed something was off when she visited for the holidays, seeing your parent confused about the route from their Route 44 home to the mailbox they’ve walked to for decades. The bank statement arrived with charges you couldn’t explain. By the time you called Windham Hospital, you knew this was bigger than forgetting names. You needed someone who understood what comes next.
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Alzheimer’s Care is focused support for someone whose memory is changing, whose sense of time and place is shifting, and whose safety needs are growing. We’re here to help with the specific challenges that come with memory loss, not just general assistance. Our caregivers are trained to recognize the early signs of wandering, to keep routines intact when routines matter most, and to notice when something feels different.
On any given day, this might mean helping with meals when appetite changes, staying alert during the times your parent is most confused, keeping medication on track, and watching for patterns in behavior that signal what they need. It means being present without rushing, redirecting gently when frustration rises, and maintaining the structure that helps someone with Alzheimer’s feel safer. It also means giving you a break, because caregiver exhaustion is real and it doesn’t make you weak.
Many Ashford families come to us right after a hospital stay, including those who’ve been at Windham Hospital. The hospital can diagnose and stabilize, but they can’t provide the consistent, patient presence that someone with early Alzheimer’s needs at home. We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers understand disease progression and know when to flag changes that matter to your doctor.
Our founder was a nurse, and that shows in how we train. We know Alzheimer’s isn’t a straight line, and we know the difference between a bad day and a real change. We’re not here to fix it, but to understand it alongside you and keep your parent safe as it unfolds.
We don’t just send a caregiver. We listen to what your parent responds to, what their habits are, what time of day they’re most present. We brief our caregivers fully so they walk in knowing your parent, not just a case file. That consistency is everything.
Alzheimer’s situations change. You might call because your parent had a fall you didn’t report right away, or because they’re having a harder week, or because you need to shift hours. We answer and we adjust. You’re not managed by a call center.
We know Windham Hospital’s discharge process and we know Ashford. We’re familiar with the roads, the routines, the community. When you need fast local care after a hospital stay, we can start quickly and we know what your doctor means when they say ‘monitor closely.’
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Alzheimer’s Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Ashford families who need alzheimer’s 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
On a typical day, your caregiver helps with personal care, meals, and medication while keeping an eye on safety and mood. They maintain routines, like morning walks or afternoon coffee, because routines help someone with memory loss feel grounded. They watch for signs of wandering, confusion, or distress, and they stay alert to changes you'd want to know about. They're also giving you a break so you can shower, run errands, or just sit down. It's not medical nursing, but it's experienced, trained care.
We typically start within 24 to 48 hours of you calling, depending on your schedule and the availability of the right match. Because we're local and we know Windham Hospital's process, we can often coordinate directly with your discharge team. We'll brief the caregiver on what the hospital told you and what you're watching for. The faster we start, the faster your parent settles back home and the faster you feel like you have support.
Alzheimer's Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover custodial or non-medical care, even though it's critical. We work with families at different budget levels and can talk through what hours and frequency make sense for your situation. Many families combine part-time Alzheimer's Care with family care and other support.
A home health aide comes after a medical event, usually ordered by a doctor, and focuses on recovery. Alzheimer's Care is different because it's about managing a long-term change in memory and behavior, not recovery from a specific illness. Our caregivers are trained in how memory loss affects decision-making, safety, and mood. We're here for the long arc, not the short window.
Yes. We ask you detailed questions about who your parent is, what they respond to, what calms them, and what triggers frustration. If your parent was a teacher, we find someone patient and clear. If they were active, we find someone who can engage them. We're careful about the match because the right person makes all the difference in Alzheimer's Care.
We have backup caregivers we've trained and vetted, but we don't treat them as interchangeable. If your regular caregiver is out, we'll call you first and make sure the backup is someone your parent has met before, if possible. We know disruption is hard for someone with memory changes. If a backup isn't the right fit, we'll work with you on alternatives.
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