Hospice Support Care in Trumbull, 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 were sitting in the parking lot of St. Vincent’s after the meeting with the palliative team, trying to remember everything they said about what comes next. The hospice nurse explained her schedule, the chaplain left a card, and then everyone went home. And you were left figuring out who would actually be there, in your parent’s house on Daniels Farm Road, during the hours in between. That’s the gap we fill. We’re here for the quiet, hard days when a family member can’t be, and for the moments when presence matters more than anything else.
Hospice support care means having a trained aide present in the home to help with the parts of end-of-life care that fall between the hospice nurse’s visits. That includes personal care like bathing, repositioning, and oral hygiene, but just as often it means sitting with your family member, reading aloud, holding a hand, or simply being a calm presence in the room. We work alongside the hospice team, not instead of them, so nothing gets missed and families can be family rather than caregivers every single minute.
For Trumbull families, that day-to-day reality often looks like: a caregiver arriving early morning before you have to leave for work, managing comfort measures, noting any changes, and updating you by phone. After a transition home from St. Vincent’s Medical Center, the first few days can feel overwhelming, and having someone who knows what to expect, who can read a person’s comfort level and respond without being told, makes a real difference. We cover all areas of Trumbull, from Nichols to Long Hill, so distance is never a reason to go without support.
Because Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, our team understands the clinical picture even when the role is non-medical. That means our aides know what to watch for, how to communicate with a hospice nurse when something shifts, and how to document in a way that keeps everyone on the same page. For families navigating end-of-life care at home, that background matters.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our founder is a working nurse who watched families struggle to find aides who actually understood the end-of-life picture. She built this agency specifically so that wouldn’t keep happening. Every protocol we use comes from that clinical background.
Built for hospice, not just available for it
We brief every caregiver on your specific situation before the first visit. They know the hospice nurse’s schedule, the comfort plan, what’s been working, and what to watch for. That’s not standard. We make it standard.
We pick up when you call
When something changes at 11 p.m. with your family member’s comfort, you need to reach someone who knows the case. We stay reachable, not just during business hours, because hospice care doesn’t run on business hours.
We know Trumbull and Fairfield County
We understand how discharge coordination works at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, we know the roads and neighborhoods, and we’ve worked with Trumbull families long enough to understand how this community takes care of its own.
How it works
You tell us what’s happening. No intake forms, no hold music, no pressure to commit to anything. We listen to your situation and ask the questions that actually matter for hospice support specifically.
For hospice support, the match goes beyond availability. We think about temperament, experience with end-of-life care, and how your family communicates. The right person in that room matters enormously.
Often same day for Trumbull families in urgent situations. When someone has just come home from St. Vincent’s or the hospice team says the timeline has changed, we move quickly.
We stay in contact throughout. If the situation changes, if you need more hours, or if you just need to talk through what’s happening, you call us and we’re reachable. You’re never left wondering what comes next.
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 might start with help with morning hygiene, repositioning for comfort, and medication reminders within the hospice team's established plan. Through the day, the aide provides companionship, monitors for changes in breathing or comfort, helps with light tasks in the home, and keeps the environment calm. They communicate anything notable to you and, when appropriate, to the hospice nurse. At the end of the shift, you get a clear picture of how the day went.
In most cases, we can have a caregiver in place within 24 to 48 hours of your call. For families leaving St. Vincent's Medical Center who need coverage starting the same day they arrive home, we do our best to make that happen. Call us as early as you know the discharge is coming, even if the date isn't confirmed yet, and we'll have a plan ready.
Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team's clinical visits, but it does not cover private home care aides who provide additional support hours. Our services are private pay. We're upfront about that from the first conversation, and we can talk through what a realistic schedule looks like for your budget and situation.
A home health aide typically follows a clinical care plan focused on recovery or rehabilitation, often billed through Medicare. Our hospice support aides work alongside a hospice team in an end-of-life context, focusing on comfort, presence, and family relief rather than medical outcomes. The emotional and interpersonal nature of the work is quite different, and we select and brief our aides with that in mind. It takes a particular kind of person to do this well, and we're careful about who we place.
Yes, and we take that part seriously. When you call, we ask about your family member's temperament, their history, what makes them comfortable, and what doesn't. For hospice support especially, the relationship between the aide and the person matters as much as the practical tasks. If a match isn't working, we talk about it and we adjust. We don't just send whoever is available.
We keep a backup plan in place for every client, because in hospice situations you can't have a gap in coverage at a critical moment. If your regular caregiver is out sick or has an emergency, we contact you right away and work to have someone familiar with your situation there instead. We don't leave you searching on your own.
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