Dementia Care in Canterbury, CT
Specialized in-home support for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer's, and memory loss.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You drove out to Canterbury last Sunday and noticed the stove had been left on again. Your mom smiled when she saw you, but couldn’t remember what day it was, and the routine she’d followed for decades was quietly unraveling. That moment, the one where you realize you can’t be there every morning, is why families in Canterbury start looking for help. We’re here for exactly that.
Memory loss changes everything slowly, then all at once. A trained caregiver who understands dementia can help your parent stay in the home they know, with the structure and calm presence that keeps difficult days from becoming dangerous ones. We work with families across Windham County, and we understand the specific weight of watching a parent change.
Dementia care at home is about consistency. A familiar face who arrives at the same time, who knows your parent’s habits and triggers, who keeps the morning routine intact so the day doesn’t spiral before 9am. It’s not clinical. It’s presence, patience, and the kind of gentle redirection that only works when someone has been trained for it.
On a practical level, that means help with meals, medication reminders, personal hygiene, light housekeeping, and staying engaged with activities your parent still enjoys. It means watching for signs of confusion or agitation and responding calmly. Families in Canterbury often call us after a hospital stay, including discharges from Day Kimball Hospital, when the care needs shift and a few hours of daily support suddenly becomes essential.
What families here in Canterbury typically need most is someone who can hold the routine when they can’t be there, someone who won’t panic when things get hard, and someone who will actually communicate with the family about what’s happening day to day. That’s what we try to build into every placement.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, and that background shapes how we approach dementia care specifically. We train caregivers to recognize cognitive changes, manage behavioral shifts, and keep families informed, because a nurse knows that what goes unnoticed at home often becomes a crisis later.
Nurse-founded
This agency was started by a working nurse who watched families dealing with memory loss struggle to find consistent, knowledgeable support. She built Private Duty Aides to fill that gap, specifically for situations like yours.
Built around dementia, not just general care
We match caregivers based on their experience with memory loss, their ability to hold a calm routine, and their temperament. A caregiver who’s great at companion care isn’t always the right fit for dementia care, and we know the difference.
We stay reachable
When something changes, and with dementia something always eventually does, you shouldn’t have to leave a voicemail and wait. You can call us, and we answer. We stay in the picture so you’re not managing this alone.
Local to Canterbury and Windham County
We know how discharges work at Day Kimball Hospital, we know the roads and the families out here, and we’ve worked with people in Canterbury and the surrounding towns for years. This isn’t a distant agency routing calls to a call center.
How it works
No forms, no intake packets, no pressure. You tell us what’s going on with your parent, and we ask the questions that actually matter. It’s a real conversation.
Availability isn’t the only factor. We think about temperament, experience with memory loss, and whether this person can handle the specific patterns your parent shows. The match matters.
Often same day for Canterbury families in urgent situations. If you’ve just had a discharge from Day Kimball or realized this week that things have changed, we don’t make you wait.
We stay in contact after care begins. When something shifts with your parent, or you have a question at an odd hour, you can reach us. We don’t disappear after the first day.
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 looks like a caregiver arriving at a consistent time, helping with the morning routine, preparing meals, and offering gentle reminders throughout the day. They'll assist with personal hygiene, manage any behavioral changes calmly, and keep your parent engaged with familiar activities. In the evening they'll help with dinner, wind-down routines, and make sure the home is safe before they leave. The goal is a day that feels predictable, because predictability is one of the best tools for managing dementia at home.
We can often begin care the same day or within 24 hours of a discharge from Day Kimball Hospital for families in Canterbury. Post-discharge is one of the most vulnerable times for someone with dementia, and we know that waiting a week isn't an option. When you call, tell us you're coming home from the hospital and we'll treat it as urgent.
Our dementia care is private pay, which means it's not billed through Medicare or standard health insurance. Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy visits under specific conditions, but it doesn't cover the kind of ongoing non-medical home care we provide. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private duty care, so it's worth checking your policy. We're happy to help you understand what questions to ask your insurer.
A home health aide typically provides short, skilled-care visits ordered by a doctor, focused on specific medical tasks. Our dementia caregivers provide non-medical, ongoing support built around daily routine, safety, and behavioral management. The distinction matters because dementia care is less about procedures and more about consistent presence and knowing how to respond when your parent is confused, agitated, or resistant. Our caregivers are specifically matched and briefed for this kind of care.
Yes, and that matching process is one of the things we take seriously. When you call, we'll ask about your parent's personality, their triggers, what soothes them, what their daily life has looked like, and what stage of memory loss they're in. We use that information to find a caregiver who's a genuine fit, not just the next available person. If the match doesn't feel right after a few days, we'll work with you to adjust it.
We keep backup caregivers available and we notify you as early as possible when a schedule change is needed. With dementia care, we know that a sudden unfamiliar face can be disorienting, so we try hard to maintain consistency and avoid last-minute surprises. When a substitute is necessary, we brief them on your parent's routine and preferences before they arrive. You'll always hear from us directly, not find out when no one shows up.
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Private Duty Aides — Canterbury, CT
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