Companion Care in Greenwich, 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.
Your sister notices your mom hasn’t left the house since dad passed, and it’s been three weeks. You’re driving back from work in Stamford thinking about that comment she made, and you realize she’s been alone all day except for the mail carrier. Companion Care isn’t medical, but it’s the difference between your parent sitting in the same room with another person and sitting in silence.
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Your sister notices your mom hasn’t left the house since dad passed, and it’s been three weeks. You’re driving back from work in Stamford thinking about that comment she made, and you realize she’s been alone all day except for the mail carrier. Companion Care isn’t medical, but it’s the difference between your parent sitting in the same room with another person and sitting in silence.
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Companion Care is straightforward, it’s about your parent not being alone. A caregiver comes to your home to spend time together, help with errands, make sure meals happen, go for a walk, organize things that pile up. No medical training required, no medications managed, no hospital-level care. Just presence and help with daily life.
On a typical day, you might see your caregiver and your parent having coffee together, going to a grocery store, preparing lunch, sorting mail that’s backed up, maybe a doctor’s appointment drive. The caregiver notices if your parent seems off, if they’re not eating, if they’re sleeping too much. They keep things moving and they keep your parent company.
After discharge from Greenwich Hospital, many families find the first weeks at home are the hardest. You’re working, or you’re out of state, and your parent is recovering but isolated. Our nurse-founded approach means we understand what loneliness can do, and we build care plans that fit real life, not just paperwork. We’ve been doing this in Fairfield County for years, and we know how to move quickly after a hospital sends someone home.
We started this because we saw isolation hurt people more than almost anything else. Loneliness isn’t something you can ignore, and we don’t treat it like it’s minor. We built Companion Care to address what happens when a parent needs someone, not something.
Before we send anyone into your home, we talk to you about your parent, their interests, what they need. We listen for fit, not just availability. That matching is where the work happens, and it’s why our caregivers stay.
When things change, you call us. If your regular caregiver needs to shift days, if your parent’s situation evolves, if you need to add hours, we adjust. You’re not managing a system, you’re working with people who know your family.
We’re local to Greenwich and the surrounding towns. We understand discharge timing from Greenwich Hospital, we know the neighborhoods from Cos Cob to Backcountry, and we move fast when families need us.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Companion Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Greenwich families who need companion 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
Your caregiver arrives and spends time with your parent. That might mean going to a doctor's appointment, doing light housekeeping, making lunch together, running an errand, taking a walk, or sitting and talking. It's presence and light support. If your parent hasn't left the house in weeks, the goal is to change that slowly. If they're struggling after a hospital stay, we help them get back to routine. We're not providing medical care, physical therapy, or skilled nursing, but we're watching and we're there.
We can usually start within a few days if you call us right away. Many families contact us before discharge and we brief our caregiver before your parent comes home. We work with hospital discharge planning if needed. If you're looking at a Monday discharge, call us Friday and we'll have someone matched and ready to start Tuesday or Wednesday. The sooner we start, the easier the transition home.
No, Companion Care is private pay. Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy, not companionship or light help. We set our rates fairly and we're transparent about cost. Many families find that paying out of pocket for a few hours a week is far less expensive than the alternatives, and it keeps your parent at home and engaged.
A home health aide provides medical or skilled care covered by Medicare or insurance. They assist with bathing, wound care, medication reminders, medical supervision. A Companion Care provider is what your parent needs when they're lonely or isolated but medically stable. We help with errands, meals, company, light tidying. If your parent needs both, many families do use both services, and we coordinate.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, interests, what they used to do, what they need now. Do they like to talk or are they quiet? Do they want to get out or do they prefer to stay close to home? Are there neighborhoods they know, restaurants they love, activities that matter? We use that to match with someone who clicks, not just someone available. A good match is everything.
We have backup coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or on vacation, we find a replacement and brief them on your parent and your routine. We give you notice and we make sure the transition is smooth. Your parent shouldn't lose continuity of care because of a scheduling conflict, and we make sure that doesn't happen.
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