Alzheimer’s Care in New 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.
Your mom didn’t show up to her doctor’s appointment on Elm Street last Tuesday, and when you called she couldn’t remember scheduling it. That’s when you realized the short-term memory loss isn’t just forgetfulness anymore. Alzheimer’s Care in New Canaan means someone trained in the progression of dementia can be in your home, keeping her safe and keeping you from running on empty.
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Your mom didn’t show up to her doctor’s appointment on Elm Street last Tuesday, and when you called she couldn’t remember scheduling it. That’s when you realized the short-term memory loss isn’t just forgetfulness anymore. Alzheimer’s Care in New Canaan means someone trained in the progression of dementia can be in your home, keeping her safe and keeping you from running on empty.
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Alzheimer’s Care is hands-on support for people with memory loss and early to mid-stage dementia. It means a trained caregiver in your home who understands how the disease changes thinking, safety awareness, and daily routines. We’re not replacing doctors or medications, but we’re the person who makes sure your parent gets to the kitchen safely, takes their pills on time, and doesn’t wander out an unlocked door at 2 a.m.
On any given day, Alzheimer’s Care looks like: helping with bathing and dressing without turning it into a fight, keeping mealtimes structured so your parent actually eats, managing the bathroom routine, gentle redirection when confusion sets in, and watching for falls or medication mistakes. Families tell us the biggest relief is knowing someone is there who won’t get frustrated when the same question gets asked five times, and who understands that anger or anxiety during Alzheimer’s isn’t personal.
Here in New Canaan, many families come to us after a hospital stay at Stamford Hospital or after a near-miss incident at home. We’re nurse-founded, which means our caregivers understand what progression looks like and why a structured routine actually slows the emotional exhaustion that comes with Alzheimer’s. We know the difference between normal aging and the real warning signs.
Our founder is a nurse who watched dementia unfold in her own family. That’s not marketing talk, it’s why we know that Alzheimer’s Care isn’t about doing everything for your parent. It’s about keeping structure when their mind is becoming less predictable, catching safety issues before they become emergencies, and letting you actually sleep at night.
We don’t send the first available caregiver. We listen to what sets your parent off, whether they’re a morning person or evening person, what memories still matter to them. The right match means fewer behavioral meltdowns and a caregiver who actually becomes someone your parent looks forward to seeing.
Alzheimer’s moves in unpredictable ways. When your parent’s mood shifts or a medication adjustment affects their day, you can reach us. We adjust the care plan without making you argue for it or fill out forms in triplicate.
We work closely with Stamford Hospital and understand their discharge process. If your parent is coming home post-hospitalization, we can start within 24 hours and coordinate with their medical team to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
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 New 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
Alzheimer's Care includes personal hygiene (bathing, dressing, grooming), meal preparation and monitoring so they actually eat, medication reminders and administration support, toileting and incontinence care, light housekeeping in their living areas, and constant supervision for safety and wandering. Our caregivers also provide gentle redirection during confusion, companionship to reduce isolation, and they keep detailed notes so you know what happened while you were away. It's not medical nursing care, but it's the hands-on presence that keeps your parent safe and maintains some structure in their day.
We can often start within 24 hours of your call, sometimes the same day. We work directly with Stamford Hospital's discharge team to get the medical history and any specific instructions. The first caregiver comes prepared with notes about your parent's condition, medications, and any behavioral patterns the hospital staff observed. If you're still in the hospital, we can meet with you and the discharge planner to make sure the transition home is smooth.
Alzheimer's Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans cover skilled nursing or therapy after hospitalization, but dementia care and supervision are typically not covered unless ordered by a doctor as part of a specific medical treatment plan. We can help you explore whether any portion of your parent's care might qualify for coverage, but we're honest: most families pay out of pocket for this. We work with families to find schedules and hours that fit their budget.
A home health aide is usually assigned by an agency for specific tasks, often part of a post-hospital care plan ordered by a doctor. Alzheimer's Care is different because it's designed around dementia progression. Our caregivers understand behavior changes, safety risks specific to memory loss, and how to prevent wandering or confusion escalation. We also match your caregiver to your parent's personality, not just their task list, and we stay involved if the situation changes. Home health is task-focused. Alzheimer's Care is relationship and safety focused.
Yes. We spend time learning about your parent's personality, what calms them, what agitates them, their daily rhythm, and what still matters to them. We then match them with a caregiver who has experience with that specific presentation of Alzheimer's. If the first match isn't right, we adjust it. We've found that when a caregiver actually connects with your parent, behavior improves and your parent cooperates with care instead of resisting it.
We maintain a backup network of trained caregivers in New Canaan and the surrounding Fairfield County area. If your regular caregiver is sick or unavailable, we call you with notice and send a familiar backup if possible, or someone who's been briefed on your parent's routines and needs. We never leave you without coverage on short notice. Your parent's safety and your peace of mind come first, which is why we have redundancy built into our scheduling.
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