Alzheimer’s Care in Derby, 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 at Thanksgiving that your mom wasn’t following the conversation anymore, and that scared everyone in a way you couldn’t quite name. A week later, your mom forgot she’d already taken her medication, then took it again. You found yourself checking in more often, calling Griffin Hospital’s discharge line with questions, realizing you couldn’t manage this alone while working full time. That’s when you realized Alzheimer’s care in Derby has to be different, because the disease doesn’t wait.
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Your sister noticed at Thanksgiving that your mom wasn’t following the conversation anymore, and that scared everyone in a way you couldn’t quite name. A week later, your mom forgot she’d already taken her medication, then took it again. You found yourself checking in more often, calling Griffin Hospital’s discharge line with questions, realizing you couldn’t manage this alone while working full time. That’s when you realized Alzheimer’s care in Derby has to be different, because the disease doesn’t wait.
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Alzheimer’s care is structured support for someone whose memory, judgment, and daily skills are changing. It’s not medical nursing, but it’s not just company either. We help with medication reminders, meal routines, bathroom safety, wandering prevention, and the invisible work of keeping someone’s day predictable when their mind is becoming less so.
On a typical day, you might have a caregiver who arrives at the same time, helps with breakfast, keeps your parent engaged in a familiar activity, watches for safety hazards like unlocked doors or the stove left on, and gives you a real update at the end of the shift, not just a check mark on a form. Families tell us the structure alone stops the anxiety, both theirs and their parent’s.
Derby families often call us after a stay at Griffin Hospital, when doctors say your parent can go home but everyone knows the house isn’t set up for what’s coming. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand Alzheimer’s progression inside and out, not just what a job description says. That background shapes how we match people, train them, and stay with you as things change.
We know Alzheimer’s from the inside, not from a manual. Our founder has been through the progression with family, which is why we focus on structure, safety, and catching the small changes before they become crises. That experience shapes every caregiver we place.
We don’t just send whoever’s available. We listen to what your parent responds to, what time of day they’re clearest, what activities keep them calm, and who they’re likely to trust. Then we brief your caregiver thoroughly and stay close during those first weeks.
Alzheimer’s doesn’t follow a schedule. If your parent’s behavior changes, if they’re not eating, or if a morning routine falls apart, you call us and we adjust. You’re not leaving messages for a call center in another state.
We know Griffin Hospital’s discharge coordinators, we understand Derby neighborhoods and which areas get dark early, and we’re familiar with what families here are actually dealing with. That closeness means faster help and fewer explanations.
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 Derby 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 arrives at a set time and helps with the morning routine, medication reminders, meals, and keeping your parent occupied with activities that feel normal to them. They watch for safety issues, like wandering toward an unlocked door or forgetting they've eaten. They redirect gently when confusion or frustration rises. At the end of the shift, you get a real report about mood, appetite, any changes you should know about. It's presence plus structure plus someone trained to recognize when something feels off.
We typically can start within a few days if you call us before discharge or right after. We ask for medical records, talk to you about your parent's routine and personality, and match a caregiver who fits. Some families arrange a transition day where both you and the caregiver are home, so everyone knows what to expect. The sooner we understand your parent's baseline, the faster we catch changes.
Alzheimer's care is private pay, which we know is a real conversation to have. Medicare covers skilled nursing and physical therapy, not ongoing companionship and structure, even though structure is often what keeps someone safe at home. We're transparent about costs upfront, and many families find that a few hours a day of Alzheimer's care costs less than the alternative of facility placement. We can talk you through options.
A home health aide typically comes after a doctor's order, handles ADLs like bathing and toileting, and operates under a medical plan. Alzheimer's care is structured support for someone whose thinking and memory are changing, even if their body is still strong. We focus on routine, safety, wandering prevention, and catching behavioral shifts. The two can happen together, but they're different needs and different training.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about who your parent was before, what they respond to now, what time of day they're clearest, whether they're morning or evening people, and what activities or people calm them. We listen to what you need too, since you're exhausted. Then we match someone with Alzheimer's experience who fits that profile, and we brief them thoroughly. It's not random availability, it's thoughtful pairing.
We have backup coverage and let you know as soon as we can if there's a change. We don't leave you without someone, because that's when anxiety spikes for both you and your parent. For Alzheimer's care, consistency matters, so we try hard to keep the same person, but you deserve reliability more than perfection. We talk through backup plans with you upfront.
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Private Duty Aides — Derby, CT
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