Alzheimer’s Care in Canaan, 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.
You got the call from your sister after Thanksgiving dinner at the house on Main Street, her voice tight. Your mother had forgotten she’d already eaten, asked three times where your father was, and became anxious when she couldn’t find her car keys. The doctor’s words at Sharon Hospital last month suddenly made sense, and you realized you couldn’t keep managing this alone anymore.
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You got the call from your sister after Thanksgiving dinner at the house on Main Street, her voice tight. Your mother had forgotten she’d already eaten, asked three times where your father was, and became anxious when she couldn’t find her car keys. The doctor’s words at Sharon Hospital last month suddenly made sense, and you realized you couldn’t keep managing this alone anymore.
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Alzheimer’s Care is home support built around what actually happens when memory changes. It’s not medical nursing, it’s someone in your home who understands how the disease progresses, who can keep routines steady when confusion hits hardest, and who watches for safety risks like wandering or forgotten medications. We show up knowing that Alzheimer’s doesn’t follow a schedule, and neither does family exhaustion.
On any given day, this means helping with bathing and dressing, reminding about meals and medication, keeping your parent engaged and oriented to the day, and gently redirecting when anxiety or repetition takes over. It means noticing changes and reporting them to you. It means your parent stays home, stays as independent as possible, and stays safe. And it means you get hours back where you’re not holding your breath.
Many Canaan families reach out to us after discharge from Sharon Hospital, when a doctor says your parent can’t be alone but home care feels impossible to figure out. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand Alzheimer’s progression from the inside, not from a manual. That experience shapes how we listen, match caregivers, and stay available when things shift.
Our founders came from nursing. We’ve seen Alzheimer’s up close, watched families at the exact moment you’re in right now, and built our approach on what actually works. We don’t treat every day the same because we know Alzheimer’s doesn’t.
We listen to what your parent needs, who they’d trust, what rhythm keeps them calm. Then we match a caregiver who fits, and we stay consistent. Consistency is not a luxury in Alzheimer’s Care, it’s the foundation.
When your parent has a bad day, forgets medication, or starts wandering at night, you don’t leave a message. You reach us, we troubleshoot with you, and we adjust. That’s what being local means.
We work with doctors and discharge planners at Sharon Hospital. We understand the gaps between hospital care and home, and we fill them. We’re not learning your area, we’re already here.
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 Canaan 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
A caregiver comes to your home and helps with bathing, dressing, grooming, and meals. They keep your parent on a routine, remind about medications, and watch for safety issues like wandering or falls. They engage your parent in activities that keep them oriented and calm, whether that's sorting tasks, photos, walks, or just sitting together. Most importantly, they're watching and reporting changes to you so nothing sneaks up on you.
We can usually start within a few days if you reach out to us right away. If your parent is still in the hospital, we connect with the discharge planner to get the details and begin matching a caregiver before your parent comes home. The faster we know what's happening, the faster we can have someone ready. We've done this transition many times with families coming from Sharon Hospital.
Alzheimer's Care is private pay. Medicare covers skilled nursing or physical therapy, but not the kind of daily support and structure your parent needs as memory changes. We can tell you our rates up front and talk about what hours might fit your budget. Many families find that paying for help at home costs less than the alternatives, and the relief is worth it.
A home health aide is usually sent through Medicare or insurance for a specific medical reason, like after surgery or a hospital stay. They focus on physical care tasks. Alzheimer's Care is ongoing support for someone whose main need is safety, structure, and someone who understands how the disease works. We're not tied to insurance approvals or time limits, so we can stay as long as your parent needs us.
Yes, that's how we work. We listen to your parent's personality, what makes them comfortable, what routines matter, and what you need as a family. Then we find a caregiver who fits that picture, not just anyone available. We've been doing this in Canaan and the surrounding towns long enough to know the difference between a good match and a mismatch, and we'll get it right.
We have backup caregivers we've already briefed on your parent, so we're not sending a stranger. Your parent's routine and preferences are documented, and the backup knows them. If your regular caregiver is sick or needs a day off, we cover it without interrupting your parent's day. We won't leave you without support.
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