Alzheimer’s Care in Portland, 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 called from the Portland library parking lot because your mom didn’t recognize her at pickup. The neurologist’s letter sits on the kitchen counter. You know something’s shifted, and you can’t do this alone anymore. That’s where we come in.
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Your sister called from the Portland library parking lot because your mom didn’t recognize her at pickup. The neurologist’s letter sits on the kitchen counter. You know something’s shifted, and you can’t do this alone anymore. That’s where we come in.
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Alzheimer’s Care is daily support built around memory loss, confusion, and the safety risks that come with it. We’re here to keep your parent safe, maintain routines that actually help them feel grounded, and watch for the wandering, the missed medications, the falls that happen quietly. We show up and we stay present.
On a typical day, this might mean helping with breakfast while reorienting them to the time of day, keeping track of medications they’d otherwise forget, staying alert during the hours when sundowning hits hardest, and catching the small signs that something needs attention. We also give you a break. Real rest. That matters more than you might think right now.
Families in Portland often connect with us after a Middlesex Hospital discharge or a doctor’s appointment that made clear what’s happening. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand Alzheimer’s progression in a way that goes beyond what training manuals teach. We’ve lived near this, and we know what exhaustion actually looks like.
Alzheimer’s isn’t a straight line. It’s structure one day, wandering another, confusion at 3 a.m., then clarity at breakfast. We’ve seen it. Our nurse background means we catch changes early and adjust before a crisis hits. That’s not just experience. That’s survival.
One caregiver who knows your parent is infinitely better than rotating faces. We brief them fully on your parent’s rhythms, triggers, and what calm actually looks like for them. The matching takes time. That’s intentional.
Alzheimer’s changes fast. You need to reach someone who actually knows your parent’s situation, not a call center script. We answer. If your regular caregiver is sick, we have backup. If something feels off, you can call us.
We work with families coming home from Middlesex Hospital. We understand what post-discharge Alzheimer’s Care looks like, the medications, the follow-ups, the questions that come up at midnight. Portland is where we work. We know your doctors, your hospital, your streets.
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 Portland 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 and helps with personal care, meals, and medications while you're at work or out of the house. They keep your parent engaged, watch for safety risks like stove left on or the door left open, help them stay oriented to the time and day, and call you if something changes. They also give you documentation so you know exactly what happened while you were gone. It's not just supervision. It's active, informed presence.
We can usually start within 24 to 48 hours if you call us right away. We'll get your parent's discharge summary and any care notes from the hospital, brief your caregiver on medications and any specific needs, and show up ready. We know Middlesex Hospital's discharge timeline and what families need in those first fragile days home. If you're already discharged and just realizing you need support, call us today.
Alzheimer's Care is private pay. Medicare and insurance typically cover skilled nursing or medical home health, which is different from what we do. We're focused on the daily support, safety, and structure that keeps your parent well at home. We're transparent about cost upfront so there are no surprises. Many families shift other resources around once they see how much rest and clarity this gives them.
A home health aide is often ordered by a doctor and focused on medical or skilled tasks. Alzheimer's Care is different. We're hired by you directly to handle the day-to-day reality of memory loss, wandering, confusion, and the exhaustion that comes with watching all of it. We're trained in dementia specifically and matched to your parent for consistency. It's a different model built for what Alzheimer's actually demands.
Yes. We spend time learning about your parent's history, personality, and what makes them feel safe or escalates them. We then match someone whose temperament and experience align with that. One consistent caregiver is far better than rotating staff, and we hold that standard. If the match isn't working after a trial period, we listen and adjust.
We have backup caregivers who've been briefed on your parent's situation so there's continuity, not a stranger showing up. We give you notice and coordinate the transition. We also maintain communication so you're never wondering who's coming or what they know. Your parent's routine matters too much to leave it to chance.
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Private Duty Aides — Portland, CT
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