Live-In Care in Franklin, 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 mother hasn’t left the house on Route 32 since her fall last month, and she’s made it clear she won’t go to a facility. Your sibling called after visiting and said something felt off, but your mom insists she’s fine. That’s when you realized she needs someone there, all the time, not just a few hours a week. Live-In Care in Franklin means someone is present for exactly this.
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Your mother hasn’t left the house on Route 32 since her fall last month, and she’s made it clear she won’t go to a facility. Your sibling called after visiting and said something felt off, but your mom insists she’s fine. That’s when you realized she needs someone there, all the time, not just a few hours a week. Live-In Care in Franklin means someone is present for exactly this.
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Live-In Care means a trained caregiver is in your parent’s home full-time, overnight and day. They’re there to help with the things that pile up when someone lives alone and can’t do everything anymore: meals, medication reminders, bathing, dressing, mobility support, and the everyday tasks that keep a person safe and present. It’s not a hospital setting. It’s not a facility. It’s your home, with someone who knows your parent’s routine and what matters to them.
On a typical day, your caregiver prepares breakfast, reminds your parent about morning medications, helps with personal care, prepares lunch and dinner, helps with laundry and light housekeeping, and is there through the night if your parent needs help getting to the bathroom or if something worries them. You’ll see fewer calls about falls, fewer missed meals, fewer middle-of-the-night emergencies. Your parent stays in their own space, their own bed, their own neighborhood. You sleep better too.
Families in Franklin often turn to us after a hospital stay or a doctor’s recommendation. Many are discharged from William W. Backus Hospital with orders to rest at home, but without family nearby to provide round-the-clock support. We were founded by a nurse, and that means we understand what discharge really requires, how medications need to be managed, when something warrants a call back to the hospital, and how to listen when your parent says they want to stay home.
We started this work because we saw families exhausted by trying to cover gaps. A nurse on our team knows what it takes to be present for someone 24 hours, what gaps look like, and why assisted living isn’t always the answer when your parent has made it clear they won’t go. Live-In Care is the alternative that works when staying home is the only choice your parent will make.
We don’t send someone and disappear. We brief every caregiver on your parent’s habits, preferences, health needs, and personality. We do the matching work to find someone who fits. And we stay in touch as things change, because a good match in month one might need adjustment in month four.
Live-In Care situations change. A medication side effect appears. Your parent’s mood shifts. You have a question at 6 p.m. on a Thursday. We’re here to listen and adjust, not to hand you off to an answering service. You get people who know your family.
We work with William W. Backus Hospital’s discharge process regularly. We know the hospitals, the local doctors, the neighborhoods of Franklin from the Route 32 area to all corners of town. We understand what getting home actually looks like for families in Norwich, Bozrah, Lebanon, and Sprague who want local, reliable care.
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 Franklin 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
A live-in caregiver prepares meals, reminds your parent about medications, helps with bathing and dressing, manages laundry and light housekeeping, assists with mobility and bathroom needs, and is present overnight. They're not a nurse unless that's what your parent needs, but they're trained in the daily safety and comfort work that keeps someone well at home. You decide together what matters most for your parent's routine.
We can often start within 48 to 72 hours if your parent is ready and the match is solid. We've worked with Backus Hospital discharge coordinators long enough to understand the timeline and the paperwork. If it's urgent, we talk to you directly about what's realistic. Sometimes a good match takes a few extra days, and we'd rather wait than send someone who isn't right.
Live-In Care is typically private pay. Medicare doesn't cover full-time in-home support at this level, and most insurance plans don't either. We work with families on hourly and weekly rates that we discuss openly upfront. Some people have long-term care insurance that covers part of the cost, so it's worth checking your parent's policy. We can help you understand the numbers.
A home health aide comes for a few hours a few days a week on a medical order. Live-In Care means someone is in your home 24 hours, day and night, as a full-time presence. Home health is short-term support tied to recovery from illness or injury. Live-In Care is long-term, and it's about keeping your parent safe and independent at home when they can't live alone anymore.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's health, their temperament, what they like to do, whether they need someone quiet and observant or someone more social and active, and what your family's values are. We don't pick by availability alone. We match by fit, and that takes conversation on our end. If the first match doesn't feel right after a week, we'll work on finding someone better.
We have backup coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or has a planned absence, we arrange coverage from trained caregivers who know your parent or are briefed carefully before they arrive. You're never left scrambling. We keep this reliable because we know how much your parent and your family depend on the routine.
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Private Duty Aides — Franklin, CT
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