Hospice Support Care in Stafford, 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.
You got the call from the doctor’s office on a Tuesday, drove out on Route 190 past Stafford Motor Speedway without really seeing it, and sat in the kitchen not knowing what to say. The hospice nurse explained what comes next medically, but nobody explained who would actually be there between her visits. That gap, the hours your family can’t fill, is exactly what we do. We come in so you can be a son or daughter again, not the sole caregiver running on no sleep.
Hospice support care means we work alongside your hospice team, not instead of them. The hospice nurse manages the medical side. We handle the hours in between: sitting with your parent, helping with personal hygiene and repositioning, keeping them comfortable, talking with them when the house feels quiet, and making sure someone is always nearby so they never feel alone. We follow whatever care guidance the hospice team has put in place.
Day to day, that looks like a caregiver arriving at an agreed time, checking in with whoever was there overnight, and being a calm and steady presence through the morning and afternoon. Families in Stafford often call us after a discharge from Johnson Memorial Hospital, when their person comes home under hospice orders and the family realizes what around-the-clock support actually requires. We can step in quickly, sometimes the same day, so the transition from hospital to home doesn’t feel like falling off a cliff.
Because Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, our approach to hospice support is grounded in real clinical experience. That means our caregivers understand what the hospice team is managing, know when to call family members versus when to wait, and are matched to this kind of care specifically, not just to an open shift.
Nurse-founded. Our founder worked as a nurse and saw firsthand what families navigating end-of-life care at home actually needed. This service was built around that experience, not around what looks good on a brochure.
Built around hospice specifically. We don’t treat hospice support like general companion care with a different label. The briefing process, the caregiver matching, and the daily approach are all shaped around the reality of what end-of-life care at home involves.
We stay reachable. When something shifts, and it often does quickly in this kind of care, you need to be able to reach someone who knows your situation. We pick up. We don’t route you to a call center.
We know Stafford and Tolland County. We understand how Johnson Memorial Hospital handles hospice discharges, we know the roads out here, and we know what families in this part of Connecticut are working with. We’re not sending someone who’s never been to this part of the state.
How it works
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 caregiver arrives at your home, checks in with whoever was there before them, and stays present throughout their shift. That means sitting with your parent, helping with repositioning or personal hygiene as needed, light tidying, and simply being there so your parent isn't alone. We follow the hospice team's guidance on what to assist with medically and what to leave to the nurses.
We can usually have someone in place within 48 hours, and for families coming home directly from Johnson Memorial under hospice orders, we push to start the same day if at all possible. Call us as soon as you know the discharge is happening. The more lead time we have, even a few hours, the smoother the handoff will be.
Our services are private pay, meaning we're not billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or most insurance plans. We're upfront about that from the first call. Some families use long-term care insurance policies that cover private-duty home care, and we're happy to help you figure out whether your policy applies.
A home health aide is typically a medical role ordered and coordinated through a health care provider, focused on clinical tasks. Our hospice support caregivers work alongside the hospice team to fill the non-medical hours, offering presence, comfort, and hands-on personal care that doesn't require a clinical license. The two roles work together, they don't duplicate each other.
Yes, and for hospice support we take that seriously. We ask about your parent's temperament, their communication style, whether they prefer quiet or conversation, and what makes them feel at ease. We also ask about your family's preferences. A good match makes this kind of care much easier to sustain, for your parent and for you.
We always have a backup plan in place before a shift, not after something falls through. If your regular caregiver can't make it, we send someone familiar with your parent's needs and briefed on their situation before they arrive. You'll hear from us directly, with enough notice to adjust. We don't leave you figuring it out on your own.
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Private Duty Aides — Stafford, CT
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