Hospice Support Care in Bethlehem, 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 night your parent was discharged from Waterbury Hospital, you stood in the driveway of the old house off Munger Lane and realized the hospice nurse would only come a few hours a week. You’d driven up from wherever life had taken you, and the quiet of Bethlehem that you usually love felt heavy. Someone needed to be there in the hours between nurse visits, steady and calm, and you couldn’t stay indefinitely.
That’s the gap we fill. We’re here for the time between, the long afternoons and early mornings when your family member needs a calm, familiar presence and someone who knows what comfort at end of life actually looks like in practice. Our aides work alongside the hospice team, not around them.
Hospice Support Care is non-medical home care that runs alongside the clinical hospice team. Our aides provide companionship, personal comfort, light housekeeping, and a steady presence so your family member is never alone during the hours the hospice nurses aren’t there. They can assist with repositioning, help with meals if eating is still happening, read aloud, play music, or simply sit quietly in the room.
For families in Bethlehem whose person is returning home after a stay at Waterbury Hospital, the transition can feel abrupt. Hospice nurses and social workers visit on a schedule, but the day still has a lot of hours. Our aides learn the person’s preferences, their routines, what brings them comfort, and they show up consistently so the face at the door is one your family member already knows.
Families here also often need someone who can be present while family members take a break, sleep, run an errand, or simply step outside for air without guilt. We make that possible. Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, which means our approach to end-of-life support is grounded in real clinical understanding of what this stage of life requires and what families are actually carrying.
Nurse-founded
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families navigating end-of-life care at home actually needed and what was missing. That background shapes every decision we make about hiring, matching, and support.
Built for this service specifically
Hospice support is different from companion care or personal care. Our aides for this service have experience with end-of-life comfort, know how to work alongside a hospice team, and understand the emotional weight of the work.
We stay reachable
When something shifts in hospice care, it often shifts fast. You call us and we answer. We don’t leave families in Bethlehem guessing or waiting for a callback during the hours that matter most.
We know Litchfield County
We know the discharge process at Waterbury Hospital, the roads in and out of Bethlehem, and the particular rhythm of families in this part of Connecticut. That familiarity makes a real difference in how quickly and smoothly care comes together.
How it works
You tell us what’s happening. No intake forms, no pressure, no sales pitch. We listen, ask a few questions, and figure out together what kind of support makes sense right now.
For hospice support specifically, we think about temperament, experience with end-of-life care, and how the person will fit with your family member. Availability matters, but it’s not the only thing.
Often the same day for Bethlehem families in urgent situations. We understand that timing in this kind of care isn’t flexible, and we don’t treat it like it is.
You’re not handed off and forgotten. We check in regularly, adjust the schedule when things change, and you can always reach a real person when something comes up.
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
On a typical day, our aide arrives, checks in with whoever is home, and settles in alongside your family member. They might help with repositioning for comfort, offer water or a small snack if the person is still eating, play soft music, read aloud, or simply sit nearby and be present. They keep the space tidy, communicate anything they notice to the family, and coordinate smoothly with the hospice nurse when visits overlap. The goal is a calm, familiar presence for the entire shift.
We can often start the same day for families coming home from Waterbury Hospital, especially when the situation is urgent. In most cases, care begins within 48 hours of your first call. We keep that window as short as possible because we know that in hospice situations, waiting isn't really an option.
Our services are private pay, which means Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover them. Medicare hospice benefits do cover the clinical hospice team, including nurses and social workers, but they typically don't cover the additional in-home companion and comfort care hours that our aides provide. Some long-term care insurance policies will cover private-duty aide hours, so it's worth checking your policy. We're happy to help you think through the options when you call.
A home health aide typically works under a medical order, performing clinical tasks like wound care monitoring or medication management, and is usually covered by Medicare or insurance. Our hospice support aides are non-medical, meaning they focus on comfort, presence, companionship, and daily personal care rather than clinical tasks. They work alongside the hospice medical team rather than replacing any part of it. For many families, both are needed at the same time, and the two roles complement each other well.
Yes, and we take that seriously. When you call, we ask about your family member's personality, their preferences, what comforts them, what irritates them, and what kind of presence feels right. We use that information to find someone who's genuinely a good fit, not just whoever is available. If the match doesn't feel right after the first visit, we'll make a change without any awkwardness.
We cover the shift. We don't leave families without care because a caregiver called in sick. When we know there's a schedule change, we contact you promptly and tell you who's coming and when. We try to send someone your family member has already met when possible, and we always make sure the backup aide is briefed on the situation before they arrive.
All home care services in Bethlehem
Hospice Care near Bethlehem
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Private Duty Aides — Bethlehem, CT
Book a 15-min call