Alzheimer’s Care in Stonington, 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 get a call from your sister after she visits for Thanksgiving, and her voice is different. She noticed your mom didn’t recognize the road to Mystic, kept asking the same question three times in ten minutes, left the stove on. It’s been happening gradually, but hearing it from someone else makes it real. That’s when you know you need Alzheimer’s Care, and you need it in Stonington where your mom has lived for forty years.
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You get a call from your sister after she visits for Thanksgiving, and her voice is different. She noticed your mom didn’t recognize the road to Mystic, kept asking the same question three times in ten minutes, left the stove on. It’s been happening gradually, but hearing it from someone else makes it real. That’s when you know you need Alzheimer’s Care, and you need it in Stonington where your mom has lived for forty years.
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Alzheimer’s Care means having someone in your home who understands how the disease changes thinking, memory, and behavior over time. It’s not just help with daily tasks, though that’s part of it. It’s someone who watches for patterns, anticipates confusion, keeps your parent safe when they wander, and gives you room to breathe when you’re exhausted from being the only one paying attention.
On a typical day, our caregivers help with meals, bathing, dressing, and reminders about medications. They keep routines consistent because structure calms Alzheimer’s. They know how to respond when your parent repeats the same story five times, or insists on leaving the house at 2 a.m. They’re trained to redirect safely, not argue. They keep notes so you know what happened during the day, what your parent ate, how they slept, what set off confusion.
Many Stonington families come to us after a hospital stay at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, when doctors say your parent can’t live alone anymore but you’re not ready for a facility. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand what hospitals see and what families need on the other side of discharge. We know Alzheimer’s progression isn’t linear, and we adjust care as it changes.
Our founder and caregivers have watched Alzheimer’s reshape families. We’re not reading from a manual. We know the weight of a parent who used to be independent, the fear of wandering, the guilt when you’re relieved to have help. We match that understanding to every family.
We spend time understanding your parent’s personality, habits, and what triggers confusion before anyone starts. We brief our caregivers fully and we listen when you tell us something isn’t working. The right match makes everything easier for everyone.
Alzheimer’s doesn’t follow a schedule. We answer the phone when you need to adjust care, add hours, or talk through what you’re seeing. You’re not starting over with a new agency every time your parent’s needs shift.
We work with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s discharge teams, we know Stonington’s streets and neighborhoods, and we understand the specific resources available locally. We’re not just sending someone into your home. We’re part of your parent’s actual care ecosystem.
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 Stonington 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
We help with breakfast, medication reminders, bathing and dressing, meals, and keeping your parent engaged and safe indoors and out. We watch for wandering, keep the same routine every day so your parent feels oriented, and we respond calmly when they're confused or frustrated. We take notes on what they ate, slept, how they seem, and anything unusual. If your parent has good days and bad days, we adjust without drama.
We can often start within days of hospital discharge. If you call us before your parent comes home, we'll talk to the hospital social worker, read the discharge notes, and have our caregiver ready to walk in on day one knowing the medical picture. We've done this many times with Lawrence + Memorial, so the handoff is usually smooth.
Alzheimer's Care is private pay, which means it comes out of your parent's assets or yours. Medicare and insurance cover medical home health nursing if your parent qualifies, but they don't cover the kind of daily structure and behavioral support that Alzheimer's needs. We can work alongside a nurse if you have one, and we help you understand what you're paying for.
A home health aide typically comes when a doctor orders it, usually for a limited time after an illness or injury, and insurance may pay. Alzheimer's Care is ongoing support from someone trained in dementia, not medical recovery. They're here for the long haul, they understand behavioral changes, they keep your parent safe, and they support your family. It's a completely different kind of care.
Yes, that's how we work. We ask you detailed questions about your parent's personality, what they love, what upsets them, who they trust, and what routines matter most. We then match someone who fits. If it's not working after a week or two, we adjust. The match matters more than anything else.
We notify you as soon as we know, usually with plenty of notice. We have backup caregivers we've already briefed on your parent, so it's not a stranger. We make sure your parent's routine doesn't break and that you have coverage. We don't cancel without a replacement because we understand how fragile routine is for Alzheimer's.
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