Home Care in Stafford, CT
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your mom lives in Stafford. Has for years. You drive up from Hartford once a week, maybe twice, and lately you’ve noticed things. The mail piling up. A bruise she can’t explain. She says she’s fine, but you’re not sleeping well anymore.
We help families when it gets to that point. The point where you can’t be there every day, and she won’t leave the house she’s lived in for thirty years. We send someone who knows what they’re doing, someone your mom can get used to, and we stay in touch with you so you’re never left guessing.
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Most families we work with in Stafford aren’t looking for us until something shifts. A fall. A hospital stay at Johnson Memorial. The realization that your dad hasn’t been taking his medication correctly for months. You’re working full time, your kids have school in Ellington or Somers, and the drive from wherever you are to Staffordville or West Stafford or Stafford Springs feels longer every week.
You can’t quit your job. Your parent won’t move. And honestly, you don’t want them to. Their home is their chair by the window, their neighbor who waves from across the street, their doctor they’ve seen for fifteen years. What you need is someone who can show up when you can’t, who knows what to watch for, and who treats your parent like a person instead of a task.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a nurse who spent years watching families fall through the gaps between hospital discharge and real support at home. We know what good care looks like because we’ve lived it, and we built this agency to do it right.
We’re not trying to do everything. We do non-medical home care for families who need someone reliable, someone their parent will let through the door, and someone who’ll call you if something feels off.
Your parent sits alone most afternoons in Stafford while you’re at work. Our aides visit regularly for conversation, outings to local shops, or just being present. They’re trained to notice changes in mood or health—the things you’d catch if you were there.
Bathing, dressing, toileting—the tasks that become harder with age. Our aides handle these with efficiency and respect, freeing you from the physical and emotional strain of managing intimate care for your aging parent.
When your parent repeats the same question for the hundredth time or becomes upset by small changes, our dementia-trained aides know how to redirect, calm, and keep them safe. They understand the disease, not just the behavior.
Your parent’s Alzheimer’s means new challenges every week. Our aides specialize in memory loss care, creating routines that reduce confusion and structured days that help your parent feel secure and oriented.
Tremors, stiffness, and falling risk—Parkinson’s creates specific safety needs. Our aides understand the disease’s progression and work with your parent’s doctors to support mobility, medication timing, and preventing falls at home.
You’re running on empty caring for your parent full-time. Our aides step in for hours or days so you can rest, work, or just breathe. Your parent gets quality care; you get your life back.
Your parent needs constant supervision but isn’t ready for a facility. Our round-the-clock aides provide overnight and daytime coverage in your Tolland County home, maintaining their independence and your ability to sleep.
Instead of moving your parent out, we move an aide in. They handle daily care, meals, medication reminders, and companionship while you maintain your parent’s familiar environment and dignity in their own home.
Your parent’s being discharged from Johnson Memorial Hospital, but they’re not ready to manage alone. Our aides bridge that gap—managing wound care, medication schedules, mobility assistance, and doctor follow-ups at home.
Your parent with dementia keeps trying to leave the house—searching for an old home or lost loved ones. Our aides use trained redirection and monitoring to keep them safe while respecting their need to feel in control.
How it works
We listen. No pressure, no forms on the first call. You tell us what’s going on, and we tell you honestly if we can help.
We match based on personality, schedule, and what your parent actually needs. Not just who’s available. 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.
Most families in Stafford have care in place within 48 hours. If it’s urgent, we move faster. Same day if we can.
We check in weekly so you’re never left wondering. 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 Stafford Springs, Staffordville, West Stafford, Hydeville, and everywhere in between. Stafford's spread out, and we know the drive from one end to the other isn't quick. We place caregivers who are familiar with the area and can get to your parent reliably.
Usually within 48 hours, often faster. If your parent is being discharged from Johnson Memorial Hospital or another nearby regional hospital and you need someone in place that day or the next, call us as early as you can. We've placed caregivers same-day for urgent situations in Stafford before. Hospital discharge is one of the most common reasons families reach out to us, and we're set up to move quickly.
Yes. We're private pay only, which means you pay us directly and we handle everything else. We don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance. That gives us more control over who we send into your parent's home, and it keeps the process simple and fast.
A staffing agency sends whoever's available. We match based on your parent's personality, needs, and routine. We brief every caregiver before they start so they already know what to expect. We stay involved, check in weekly, and if something isn't working, we handle it. You're not managing a rotating door of strangers.
Sometimes, yes. A lot depends on how we introduce the caregiver and what we call it. We don't lead with "you need help." We frame it as companionship, or someone to help around the house, or a driver. If your parent's dug in, we talk through what might work before we send anyone. It's not always possible, but we've gotten through to people who swore they'd never accept help.
We handle it. If your caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we find coverage. You're not left scrambling. That's the difference between working with an agency and hiring privately. We have backup, and we manage the logistics so you don't have to.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Private Duty Aides — Stafford, CT
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