Live-In Care in Farmington, CT
A live-in caregiver who stays in the home full-time, the most consistent alternative to a facility.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your mom called the neighbor instead of you when she fell in the kitchen on Farmington Avenue. That’s when you knew staying in the house alone wasn’t working anymore, but you also knew she’d never agree to move. Live-In Care means someone is there, all the time, so the next call doesn’t have to be to 911.
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Your mom called the neighbor instead of you when she fell in the kitchen on Farmington Avenue. That’s when you knew staying in the house alone wasn’t working anymore, but you also knew she’d never agree to move. Live-In Care means someone is there, all the time, so the next call doesn’t have to be to 911.
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Live-In Care is a caregiver who lives in your parent’s home and provides full-time support, from morning routine through evening. They’re not a medical nurse, but they’re present for everything your parent needs, every single day. It’s the alternative to assisted living for families where your parent simply won’t leave home, and where you need more than occasional help.
A typical day includes help with bathing, dressing, meals, medications reminders, mobility, errands, housekeeping, and companionship. You get a break from the constant worry. Your parent gets routine, dignity, and someone they trust in their own space. We handle the logistics so you can focus on being family, not just the person managing everything.
If your parent just came home from Hartford Hospital or is managing a chronic condition in their Farmington home, we understand the transition. We’re nurse-founded, which means we know how to read discharge instructions, coordinate with medical teams, and catch changes early. That background runs through everything we do in Live-In Care.
We’re nurse-founded, and that means we’ve seen how this conversation goes. Your parent says no to assisted living, no to moving, and you’re stuck. Live-In Care in their own home is the answer that actually works, because it honors what they want while giving you the support you need.
We don’t just send someone over. We listen to who your parent is, what they need, and what will actually work in your home. We’ve matched caregivers in Farmington for years. The right fit makes everything different.
Live-In Care situations change. Your parent’s health changes, schedules shift, or a caregiver needs to move on. You reach us directly, and we adjust. You’re not managing a call center or a list of names. You’re working with people who know your situation.
We work with Hartford Hospital on discharges, we know Farmington neighborhoods from Suffield to Plainville borders, and we understand the specific gaps families face in Hartford County. That local knowledge matters when you’re setting up full-time care at home.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Live-In Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Farmington families who need live-in care now.
We stay in contact so you’re never left wondering how things are going.
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
Your caregiver helps with bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming. They prepare meals your parent can eat, remind about medications, help with mobility and transfers, handle light housekeeping, and go with you on errands. They're there overnight too, so if your parent needs help at 2 a.m., someone is there. It's 24/7 presence and support, tailored to what your parent actually needs.
We can often start within days, sometimes the same week. We work directly with Hartford Hospital's discharge team so we understand what your parent needs when they come home. We'll do a home visit, learn the medical situation, match a caregiver who fits, and get them oriented to your parent's routine. The faster you call us, the sooner we can be there.
Live-In Care is private pay. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover it because it's not skilled nursing, it's full-time presence and personal care. We're honest about that from the start. The cost is real, but so is what you get, a full-time caregiver in your parent's own home, instead of the cost of assisted living or facility care.
A home health aide typically comes a few hours a day, usually for medical reasons covered by insurance. Live-In Care is full-time, all day and night, in your parent's home. It's about consistent presence, routine, and ongoing support, not just medical tasks. If your parent needs someone there from 6 a.m. to bedtime, and overnight too, that's Live-In Care.
Yes. We listen to your parent's personality, habits, medical situation, and what matters to them. We ask about the caregiver too, experience, temperament, and fit. We've been matching caregivers in Farmington long enough to know who works well with whom. A good match isn't luck, it's the result of actually paying attention to both people.
We don't leave you scrambling. We have backup caregivers trained and ready, especially for Live-In Care situations where continuity is critical. If your regular caregiver is sick or has to step back, we work quickly to either bring in a backup or discuss options with you. You're in touch with us directly, not a voicemail system.
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Private Duty Aides — Farmington, CT
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