Hospice Support Care in Avon, CT
Non-medical hospice support — homemaker-companion services that complement hospice nursing during a parent's final months at home.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
The nurse from Hartford Hospital mentioned hospice and you nodded, but on the drive back through Avon Mountain you weren’t really sure what that meant for tomorrow, for next week, for the hours when the hospice team isn’t there. Most families find out quickly that hospice nurses visit for an hour or two, and then the house goes quiet. You’re left holding the afternoon, the nighttime, the moments in between. That’s exactly where we come in.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, and we’ve seen what those quiet hours actually look like. We provide steady, calm presence alongside the hospice team, so no one in your family has to be the only person in the room every single moment. We work with your schedule, your home, and the people already involved in your family member’s care.
Hospice support care means we show up, consistently, to provide the hands-on comfort and companionship that the hospice medical team doesn’t have time to offer. That includes sitting with your family member, assisting with light personal care like repositioning or sponge bathing, preparing small meals or drinks, and simply being a calm, familiar presence in the room. When someone is in their final weeks or days at home in Avon, continuity matters more than almost anything else.
After a discharge from Hartford Hospital, families often feel both relieved and overwhelmed at the same time. Suddenly you’re responsible for coordinating everything at home, and the hospice nurse’s twice-weekly visits leave a lot of hours uncovered. Our aides fill those hours, working alongside the hospice team’s schedule, following their instructions, and calling you immediately if anything changes. Many Avon families use us for overnight coverage or long daytime blocks so that family members can rest, go to work, or simply step outside for an hour without guilt.
Because Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, our approach to end-of-life support is grounded in actual clinical experience. That means our aides know how to communicate with hospice nurses, what changes to watch for, and how to keep the environment calm, clean, and respectful. For this particular service, that background makes a real difference.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families navigating end-of-life care at home actually needed. That perspective shaped how we train, who we hire, and how we support our aides in the field.
Matched for this specific service
We don’t assign whoever is available on the schedule. For hospice support care, we look for aides with real end-of-life experience, a calm presence under pressure, and the ability to take direction from a hospice nurse. The briefing process before care starts is thorough.
We pick up when you call
When something changes in hospice care, it usually changes fast. You need to reach us quickly, and you will. We stay reachable because we know the situations that can’t wait until Monday morning.
We know Avon and Hartford County
We understand the discharge process at Hartford Hospital, the local hospice agencies operating in this area, and the practical realities of getting care set up quickly in Avon. We’re not figuring this out alongside you from scratch.
How it works
You tell us what’s happening. No intake forms, no hold music, no pressure. We listen to where you are right now and what your family needs, and we answer your questions honestly.
For hospice support specifically, we consider temperament, experience with end-of-life care, and the specific dynamics in your home. Availability is part of it, but it’s not the whole picture.
Often same day or next day for Avon families in urgent situations. We know this isn’t the kind of thing you can schedule three weeks out, and we staff accordingly.
You won’t have to chase us down to find out how things are going. We check in regularly, and if something shifts in your family member’s condition or your schedule, we adjust with you.
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 different depending on where your family member is in their illness, but it usually involves companionship and conversation when the person is alert, light personal care like repositioning, hand or face washing, and mouth care, and keeping the environment calm and comfortable. Our aides can prepare simple food and drinks, sit quietly when rest is needed, and keep family members updated on how the day is going. We follow the hospice nurse's care plan and report any changes to both the family and the hospice team promptly.
We can often begin care the same day or the following day for Avon families who reach us quickly after discharge from Hartford Hospital. We know that hospital discharges frequently happen with little warning, and we keep our scheduling flexible for exactly that reason. Call us as soon as you know a discharge is coming, even if the date isn't confirmed yet, and we'll start the matching process so there's no gap in coverage when your family member gets home.
We are a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance directly. Medicare does cover the hospice medical team, including nurses and certain therapies, but it doesn't cover the kind of ongoing non-medical companionship and personal care support we provide. Many families pay for our services out of pocket, sometimes using long-term care insurance if the policy allows for it. We're upfront about our rates from the very first conversation.
A home health aide typically works under a medical plan of care and may perform tasks like wound care or medication management under nursing supervision. Our hospice support aides provide non-medical care: presence, comfort, personal hygiene assistance, companionship, and coordination with your hospice team. We're not replacing the hospice nurse. We're covering the many hours the nurse isn't there, which is most of the day and all of the night for many families.
Yes, and we take that seriously. Before we place anyone, we talk with you about your family member's personality, communication style, things that comfort them, and things that might upset them. For hospice support specifically, we also consider the aide's experience with end-of-life care and their ability to be calm and present in emotionally heavy situations. If a match isn't working after the first few visits, we'll make a change without making you feel like you're asking for something unreasonable.
We do our best to give you as much notice as possible and to send a backup aide we've already selected with care for your situation. We don't just pull someone from a list. We try to ensure the backup is familiar with your family member's preferences and the overall care environment. In a hospice situation, we understand that bringing in a stranger without warning can be disruptive, so we communicate clearly and quickly whenever there's any change in scheduling.
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Private Duty Aides — Avon, CT
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