Home Care in Farmington, CT
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your mom lives in Farmington. Has for years. You’re calling from work again, trying to figure out if she took her pills, if she ate lunch, if she’s wearing the same clothes as yesterday. The distance between your desk and her house feels enormous, even when it’s only twenty minutes.
You’ve been doing this alone for months now, piecing together check-ins and hoping nothing goes wrong between visits. It’s not working anymore. You know it, and if you’re being honest, she probably knows it too.
We’re Private Duty Aides. We help families in Farmington bring in the right kind of help so your parent stays home, stays safe, and you get to stop holding your breath every time your phone rings.
The problem isn’t that your parent needs help. The problem is coordinating it all from a distance, checking in three times a day, canceling meetings when something feels off, driving over to Farmington Center or out past Unionville just to make sure they’re okay. You’re managing their care from your kitchen table and it’s exhausting.
Families here call us when the guilt gets louder than the routine. Your dad insists he’s fine, but you saw the bruise last week and he couldn’t explain it. Your mom’s still sharp, still herself, but she’s not eating enough and the house feels different. Hartford Hospital discharged her with instructions you’re not sure she’ll follow. You need someone there who knows what to watch for.
We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand what good care actually looks like and what families need when they’re trying to hold everything together. We don’t send just anyone. We send someone who’s been briefed on your parent specifically, who knows their routine, and who’ll notice when something’s off before it becomes an emergency.
We provide non-medical home care that responds to what your family is dealing with right now. Not a package or a program. Just the support your parent needs to stay home safely while you get your life back.
Your parent sits alone most days while you’re at work. Our aides visit regularly for conversation, outings to Farmington’s parks, or simply being present. It’s not medical care—it’s someone who shows up and genuinely engages.
Bathing, dressing, grooming—tasks that have become difficult or embarrassing. Our aides handle these with efficiency and respect, so your parent maintains dignity at home instead of institutional settings.
When confusion sets in and your parent no longer recognizes routines, our aides trained in dementia know how to redirect, reassure, and keep them safe. We’ve worked with hundreds of Hartford County families through this.
Memory loss escalates quickly. Our aides understand Alzheimer’s progression and create structured days that reduce anxiety and wandering. Being discharged from Hartford Hospital? We coordinate immediately with your medical team.
Tremors, stiffness, and falling risks change everything. Our aides know mobility assistance, medication timing, and how to prevent falls in your home. We work alongside your neurologist’s care plan.
You need a break before you break. Whether it’s a few hours weekly or overnight, our aides take over so you can rest without guilt. Available throughout Farmington and surrounding areas.
Round-the-clock monitoring when your parent needs constant attention. Night shifts, medication reminders at 3 a.m., emergency response—we’re there every hour so you can actually sleep.
Your parent isn’t moving to a facility; our aide moves in. Continuity, familiarity, and consistent care in their own home. Ideal for complex medical needs or advanced dementia.
Hartford Hospital discharge is terrifying. You’re sent home with new medications and restrictions. Our aides bridge that gap—wound care, PT assistance, medication management—during the critical first weeks.
Your parent leaves the house at night, disoriented and at risk. Our aides use calm redirection, secure routines, and vigilance to prevent wandering while respecting their independence.
Farmington is a town where people stay. Your parent bought their house thirty years ago, raised a family here, and can’t imagine living anywhere else. But staying home safely when you’re aging takes coordination, and most families are managing it from somewhere else. You’re in West Hartford or commuting from out of state, trying to arrange care from your car or during lunch breaks.
The transition to needing help happens slowly here, then all at once. Your dad’s been fine for years, managing the house and the yard and his routines. Then there’s a fall, or a stay at Hartford Hospital, or just a Tuesday when he forgets to eat and you realize he can’t be alone anymore. Families call us in that gap between independence and crisis, when you know something has to change but you’re not sure what.
What makes Farmington different is the quiet pressure families feel to handle it privately. There’s a sense that asking for help means admitting failure, so you wait too long and then scramble to find someone trustworthy. We work with families who need someone they can rely on without the drama, the agencies that don’t show up, or the caregivers who aren’t briefed. We’re small, we’re reachable, and we answer when you call.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a nurse who spent years watching families fall through the gaps. We understand what good care looks like because we’ve lived it.
We vet every caregiver with background checks, references, and an in-person interview. Before anyone steps into your parent’s home, we brief them specifically on your parent: their routine, their preferences, what a good day looks like for them.
When something feels off, you call us directly. We answer. We’re new enough that every family we work with matters to us personally.
We have a dedicated team ready to assist in Farmington and Hartford County. Most families have care within 48 hours of their first call.
How it works
We listen. No pressure, no forms you have to fill out before we’ll talk to you. Just a conversation about what’s happening and what your parent needs.
We match based on personality, schedule, and care needs, not just who’s available. Before anyone shows up, we brief them on your parent specifically: their routine, their preferences, what a good day looks like.
Most families in Farmington have someone in place within two days. If it’s urgent, we can start same day.
We check in with you weekly so you’re never left wondering how it’s going. If something feels off, you call us directly. We answer.
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
Yes. We serve every part of Farmington, from Farmington Center and Unionville to the neighborhoods along Route 4 and out toward Avon Mountain. If your parent lives in Farmington, we can help. We know the area well and our caregivers are familiar with getting around Hartford County.
If your parent is being discharged from Hartford Hospital, Hospital of Central Connecticut, or another facility and you need someone in place right away, we can usually start same day or within 24 hours. Call us as soon as you know the discharge date and we'll coordinate with you. Post-hospital transitions are stressful enough without scrambling for care at the last minute.
Yes. We're a private-pay agency, which means you pay us directly and we don't work with Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance. That keeps things simple and lets us focus on what your family actually needs instead of what a policy covers. You get an invoice, you pay it, and that's it.
A staffing agency fills shifts with whoever's available. We match carefully based on your parent's personality and needs, and we brief every caregiver before they arrive. You're not getting whoever was free that day. You're getting someone who's been prepared to work with your family specifically. That's the difference.
Yes, and this is common. A lot of parents push back at first. We approach it carefully. Sometimes it helps to start small, just a few hours a week framed as companionship instead of care. Sometimes the right caregiver makes all the difference. We've worked with plenty of families where the parent said no at first, and within a week they didn't want the caregiver to leave. We'll talk through what might work for your situation.
We send a backup who's already been briefed on your parent. You won't get a stranger showing up with no context. If something comes up and your regular caregiver can't make it, we handle the coordination and make sure coverage is in place. You shouldn't have to manage that yourself.
Home Care near Farmington
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Private Duty Aides — Farmington, CT
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