Companion Care in Ellington, CT
Non-medical companionship, conversation, and daily activity support for seniors living at home.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You drove out to the house on Pinney Street after Sunday dinner and noticed the TV had been on the same channel for two days, the mail was stacked by the door, and your dad just kept saying he was fine. That moment sticks with you. He doesn’t need a nurse, and he doesn’t need a facility. He needs someone to show up, sit with him, and make the day feel less empty. That’s exactly what Companion Care is.
We’re a nurse-founded, private-pay home care agency serving Ellington and all of Tolland County. Families here call us when they’ve realized a phone check-in isn’t enough anymore but they’re not sure what the next step looks like. We can help you figure that out.
Companion Care means someone comes to your parent’s home and keeps them company in a real, engaged way. That looks like sitting down for breakfast together, going through the mail, taking a slow walk around the yard, playing cards, or just being present while your parent talks about the week. It also includes light help around the house, things like tidying up, preparing simple meals, reminding someone to take medication (without administering it), and running errands when needed.
Families in Ellington often reach out to us after a parent comes home from Rockville General Hospital. Maybe it was a short stay, nothing serious, but it shook everyone’s confidence. The house feels quieter, your parent is moving more carefully, and you can’t be there every day. A companion caregiver bridges that gap. They’re not there to perform medical procedures, they’re there so your parent isn’t sitting alone staring at the clock.
Because we’re nurse-founded, every Companion Care plan we put together is looked at through a clinical lens, which means we notice things that untrained eyes might miss and we communicate clearly with families about what we’re seeing day to day. That foundation matters, even for a service that’s primarily about company and light support.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our agency was started by a working nurse who spent years watching families struggle to find non-medical help that was still thoughtful and dependable. Companion Care was one of the first things she wanted to get right, because she saw how badly families needed it and how often agencies treated it like a lesser service.
Built around Companion Care, not just staffed for it
We take the matching process for Companion Care seriously. Our caregivers are briefed on your parent’s history, personality, and what a good day looks like for them. That means fewer awkward first visits and a faster sense of comfort for everyone involved.
We pick up the phone
When something changes, and in Companion Care something always eventually changes, you call us and we answer. You won’t get a voicemail system or a callback in two business days. We stay reachable because you need a real person, not a ticket number.
We know Ellington and Tolland County
We understand how the discharge process works at Rockville General Hospital, what families here are navigating, and how much the small-town feel of Ellington matters when it comes to trust. We’re not a distant call center placing strangers. We’re local, and we act like it.
How it works
We listen to your situation before anything else. No intake forms to fill out, no pressure to commit. You tell us what’s going on and we ask the right questions.
For Companion Care especially, fit matters. We think about personality, interests, and what kind of company actually helps your parent feel at ease. Availability is the last thing we look at, not the first.
For most Ellington families, we can have someone in place within two days. If your situation is urgent, for example your parent just came home from Rockville General and you need someone there now, we’ll do everything we can to move faster.
You won’t wonder what’s happening at your parent’s house. We stay in contact with you, not just with the caregiver, so you always know how things are going and can raise questions or concerns directly.
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 typical day might include a shared meal, light conversation, help with simple household tasks, a walk if your parent is up for it, and general companionship through the afternoon or evening. The caregiver follows your parent's pace, not a rigid checklist. If your parent wants to watch a game and talk baseball, that's what the afternoon looks like. If they need help sorting through mail and making a grocery list, we do that too.
In most cases, we can have a caregiver in place within 48 hours of your first call. For families dealing with a discharge from Rockville General, we know the timing is tight and the anxiety is real, so we prioritize getting things set up quickly. If you call us while your parent is still in the hospital, that's actually ideal because it gives us a head start on matching and scheduling before they arrive home.
No. Companion Care is not covered by Medicare or most standard insurance plans, which only pay for medically necessary services provided by licensed clinicians. We're a private-pay agency, meaning families pay directly. We tell you this upfront so there are no surprises. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover companion or non-medical home care, so it's worth checking your policy if you have one.
A home health aide provides hands-on personal care like bathing, dressing, and transferring, and is typically connected to a medical care plan. Companion Care is non-medical. Our companion caregivers provide company, conversation, light household help, and supervision, but they don't perform personal care tasks or anything clinical. Many families start with Companion Care and add Personal Care later as needs change.
Yes, and we take that seriously. Before we place anyone, we talk with you about what your parent is like, what they enjoy, what makes them comfortable, and what would make a visit feel natural rather than forced. Some people want a caregiver who's quiet and steady. Others want someone chatty who'll play cards for two hours. We factor all of that into who we send. If the first match doesn't feel right, we'll adjust.
We keep a backup plan in place for every client. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we contact you directly and arrange coverage. We don't leave you to figure it out on your own. Whoever steps in is briefed on your parent's situation so continuity doesn't fall apart. This is one of the things families in Ellington tell us they care about most, and we treat it that way.
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