Companion Care in Simsbury, 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 Simsbury on a Sunday afternoon and found your mother sitting in the same chair she’d been in all week, TV on, curtains half closed, dinner she hadn’t touched still on the coffee table. She said she was fine. You knew she wasn’t. That moment is why Companion Care exists.
Companion Care is not medical. It doesn’t require a diagnosis or a hospital stay. It’s regular, reliable company, with someone who shows up, pays attention, and helps with the small things that pile up when a person is living alone. For a lot of Simsbury families, that’s exactly what’s missing.
We’re a nurse-founded, private-pay agency serving Hartford County. We match caregivers thoughtfully, we stay in contact, and we’re reachable when something changes.
Companion Care is what it sounds like: a caregiver who comes to your parent’s home and spends time with them. That includes conversation, shared meals, walks, card games, errands, light meal prep, medication reminders, and help keeping the house reasonably tidy. It covers all the parts of the day that become harder when someone is isolated and no one is checking in.
For families across Simsbury, the need often starts after a health event. When a parent comes home from Hartford Hospital after a procedure or a fall, the discharge paperwork sends them home with instructions but no one sitting across the table from them. Companion Care fills that gap. The caregiver shows up, keeps things steady, and gives the family real information about how their parent is actually doing day to day.
Companion Care also fits situations where there’s no hospital stay involved at all. Sometimes a parent just gets quieter over time, stops calling friends, stops eating well, starts letting mail pile up. That’s isolation doing its work slowly, and a regular companion can genuinely change the shape of a person’s week.
Because we were founded by a working nurse, our approach to Companion Care includes a level of observation that most agencies don’t emphasize. Our caregivers know what to notice and when to let the family know something has shifted.
Nurse-founded
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families dealing with loneliness and isolation actually needed. That background shaped how we train caregivers, what we ask them to notice, and how we talk to families.
Built for Companion Care specifically
We don’t treat companion visits as the easy option. We brief caregivers on your parent’s history, preferences, and personality before the first visit. We match for fit, and we check in to make sure the match is working.
We stay reachable
When something changes, you shouldn’t have to leave a voicemail and hope. You call us and someone answers. That’s not a policy we wrote down somewhere, it’s how we actually operate for families in Simsbury and across Hartford County.
Local to Simsbury and Hartford County
We know the discharge process at Hartford Hospital, and we’ve worked with families from every part of Simsbury. That local familiarity means we can move faster and give you better guidance when something comes up.
How it works
You reach out, we listen. No intake forms to fill out before you can talk to anyone. You tell us what’s going on with your parent, and we ask the right questions. No pressure, no sales pitch.
For Companion Care specifically, the match matters more than the schedule. We consider personality, interests, communication style, and your parent’s particular situation. Availability is the last thing we look at, not the first.
Often same day for Simsbury families who are dealing with an urgent situation, like a parent just home from the hospital or a family caregiver who suddenly can’t be there. We move quickly when we need to.
Once care is running, we check in with you regularly. If something changes with your parent’s condition or the current caregiver isn’t the right fit, you call us and we handle it. You shouldn’t have to wonder what’s happening.
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 visit might include making breakfast together, going for a short walk, running an errand, sitting and talking for a while, and making sure medications are taken. The caregiver pays attention to how your parent is doing that day, not just what's on a task list. Visits are flexible because what your parent needs on a Tuesday in January may be different from what they need in April. The goal is genuine company and practical help, shaped around who your parent actually is.
Often within 24 to 48 hours, and sometimes the same day if the situation is urgent. Hartford Hospital discharges can happen quickly, and families are sometimes caught off guard with a parent heading home before they've arranged any support. Call us as soon as you know the discharge is coming, even if the date isn't confirmed yet. We'd rather have the conversation early and be ready than scramble at the last minute.
Generally, no. Medicare does not cover non-medical home care services like Companion Care, and most private insurance plans don't either. Long-term care insurance sometimes covers companion-level services, so it's worth checking your parent's policy. We are a private-pay agency, which means families pay out of pocket. We're upfront about rates when you call, so there are no surprises.
A home health aide typically provides hands-on personal care, things like bathing, dressing, and help with mobility, and operates under a medical care plan. Companion Care doesn't involve personal care or medical tasks. It's company, conversation, light household help, errands, and meal preparation. For a parent who is still largely independent but becoming isolated or needs someone around for safety and support, Companion Care is often the right level of service, and the right price point.
Yes, and we consider it one of the most important parts of what we do. When you call us, we ask about your parent's personality, their interests, their history, what makes them comfortable and what doesn't. We use that to find a caregiver who is likely to actually connect with them. If the first match doesn't feel right after a visit or two, we'll adjust. A companion who doesn't mesh with your parent isn't doing much good for anyone.
We arrange a substitute caregiver and let you know in advance whenever possible. We don't leave a visit uncovered without telling you. For Companion Care especially, consistency matters, so we try to use the same backup caregiver when we can, so your parent isn't meeting a new person every time there's a schedule change. You can always call us directly if something comes up and you need to talk through options quickly.
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