Dementia Care in Lisbon, 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 noticed it on a Tuesday morning, somewhere between Route 138 and your parents’ kitchen table. The coffee was on, but the burner had been left running overnight. That moment stays with you. You’re not sure whether to say something or just quietly fix it and hope it doesn’t happen again.
That’s where most Lisbon families are when they call us. Not in a crisis yet, but close enough to feel it coming. You’re watching a parent change and trying to figure out how much you can manage on your own before it becomes unsafe.
We provide in-home dementia care for families throughout Lisbon and the surrounding New London County area. Our job is to keep your parent safe, keep their day structured, and give you some room to breathe.
Dementia care at home means having someone present who understands how memory loss works and knows how to respond when the day goes sideways. That includes helping with meals, medication reminders, personal hygiene, and keeping a consistent routine that reduces confusion and agitation. It also means being a calm, familiar presence, which matters more than most people realize.
Families in Lisbon typically need two things at once: safety monitoring so someone isn’t wandering or leaving the stove on, and companionship that keeps their parent grounded in the present. We handle both. Whether your parent is in the early stages and mostly needs gentle reminders or further along and needs hands-on daily support, we work with what the situation actually is, not a one-size checklist.
If your parent has recently been discharged from William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, we can step in quickly to fill the gap between hospital care and what comes next. Transitions are hard for anyone with memory loss, and having a consistent caregiver in those first days at home makes a real difference. We coordinate with what the discharge team has already set in motion so nothing falls through.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, which means our approach to dementia care was built around clinical awareness, not just companionship. Our caregivers are selected and briefed with that standard in mind.
Nurse-founded
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families dealing with memory loss, safety concerns, and shifting routines actually needed. That experience is built into how we hire, train, and brief every caregiver.
Built around this specific service
Dementia care requires a different kind of attention than general home care. We brief caregivers on your parent’s history, triggers, and what a good day looks like for them before their first shift, not after.
We stay reachable
Memory care situations change fast. When something shifts with your parent’s condition or the care plan needs adjusting, you call us and we answer. You’re not leaving messages and waiting.
Local to Lisbon and New London County
We know this area. We know the discharge process at William W. Backus Hospital and the families here in New London County. That local context makes a practical difference when care needs to start quickly.
How it works
You tell us what’s going on. No intake forms, no pressure, no sales pitch. We just listen to your situation and ask the right questions so we understand what you actually need.
For dementia care specifically, fit matters. We match based on your parent’s personality, their stage of memory loss, their daily routine, and what’s been working or not working so far.
Often same day for Lisbon families in urgent situations. We don’t make you wait two weeks for an orientation meeting when someone needs help now.
We stay in contact after care begins. If something changes, if the routine needs adjusting, or if you just have a question, you reach a real person who knows your family’s situation.
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 includes helping with meals, medication reminders, personal hygiene, and keeping a predictable routine that reduces confusion. The caregiver also provides companionship throughout the day, redirects gently when needed, and watches for any changes in behavior or physical condition. Depending on your parent's stage, there may be more or less hands-on physical assistance involved. We build the daily plan around what actually works for your parent, not a generic schedule.
We can usually have care in place within 24 to 48 hours of your call, and sometimes the same day for urgent situations. Hospital discharges involving memory loss need fast follow-through because the transition home is genuinely disorienting for someone with dementia. Call us as soon as you know discharge is coming, even if the date isn't confirmed yet, so we can get matching and scheduling started early.
Our services are private pay, which means we're not billed through Medicare or standard health insurance. Medicare does cover some skilled nursing and therapy at home under specific conditions, but it does not cover the kind of ongoing daily support and companionship that dementia care involves. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth checking your policy. We're happy to provide documentation that insurers sometimes require.
A home health aide typically works under a medical order, visits for short periods, and focuses on specific clinical tasks like wound care or physical therapy exercises. Dementia care from us is non-medical, private pay, and focused on the full daily experience, including safety, routine, emotional steadiness, and companionship. Our caregivers are there for longer stretches and are specifically matched and briefed for memory care. The two can work alongside each other when both are needed.
Yes, and we treat this as one of the most important parts of the process. Before we place anyone, we talk with you about your parent's history, temperament, what tends to upset them, and what a calm day looks like. For dementia care especially, a poor personality match can make things harder rather than easier. We take the time to get this right, and if something isn't working after care begins, we address it without making you feel like you're asking too much.
We keep a backup in place so you're never left without coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or unavailable, we contact you as early as possible and send someone who has already been briefed on your parent's situation. We don't send a stranger in cold. Consistency matters in dementia care, and we work hard to protect it even when scheduling gets complicated.
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Private Duty Aides — Lisbon, CT
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