Parkinson’s Care in Avon, CT
In-home care for seniors living with Parkinson's disease — fall prevention, mobility support, and daily assistance.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You were at the appointment at Avon Family Medicine when the neurologist adjusted his medication schedule for the third time this year, and on the drive back down Rt. 44 you realized you couldn’t keep track of it all from two towns over. The tremors had gotten worse since winter, and your dad had stopped saying so out loud, which worried you more than if he had. He still wants to be in his own house, and you want that for him too. You just need someone there who actually knows Parkinson’s, not someone who’s reading about it for the first time on a clipboard.
Parkinson’s Care at home means being present for the things Parkinson’s makes harder, not taking over. That includes steadying someone through a morning routine, reminding them when each medication is due and making sure they take it, helping with meals when coordination is off, and staying close during the hours when fatigue and stiffness tend to peak.
For most Avon families, the day-to-day picture looks like this: a caregiver who arrives knowing the person’s current symptoms, not just their diagnosis. They understand fall risk and how it changes through the day. They know how to move with someone rather than for them. They’re there for the walk to the mailbox, the shower, the afternoon when tremors make a fork nearly impossible to hold, and the quiet hour when your parent just wants company that doesn’t feel like supervision.
Families often reach out to us after a discharge from Hartford Hospital, when the home health nurse has wrapped up but the real daily support hasn’t started yet. That gap is where things go wrong, and it’s exactly where we come in. Avon families across all parts of town have found that having consistent, reliable help during that stretch after discharge makes a real difference in what comes next.
Because we were founded by a working nurse, every caregiver we place in a Parkinson’s home understands medication timing, symptom patterns, and when to flag something for the family or a medical provider. That background isn’t a talking point. It’s the reason we ask the right questions before we ever send someone through your door.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families navigating tremors, falls, changing medication schedules, and a parent who still wants to live independently actually needed. That perspective shaped everything about how we hire, train, and match caregivers for Parkinson’s specifically.
Built around this service
We don’t send a general caregiver and hope for the best. Before anyone starts, we brief them on your parent’s current symptoms, medication timing, fall history, and daily rhythm. The match is based on Parkinson’s experience, not just open schedule slots.
We stay reachable
Parkinson’s doesn’t follow a schedule. When symptoms shift, when a fall happens, when you have a question at 7pm on a Friday, you call us and we answer. You won’t be routed to a call center or asked to leave a message and wait.
We know Avon and Hartford County
We know how Hartford Hospital discharges work and what families in this area run into afterward. We understand the geography, the timing, and the local providers your parent is likely seeing. That context helps us show up prepared, not learning on the job.
How it works
Tell us what’s going on. We listen to your actual situation, not a checklist. No forms to fill out, no pressure to decide anything on the first call.
For Parkinson’s Care specifically, matching matters more than availability. We consider your parent’s symptoms, schedule, personality, and what kind of support actually helps versus what feels intrusive.
Often same day for Avon families in urgent situations. If something happened at Hartford Hospital and you need help before the weekend, we’ll find a way to make that work.
You’re not on your own once care starts. We stay in contact so you know what’s happening, and you can reach us directly when something changes, because with Parkinson’s, things do change.
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 centers on the times when Parkinson's symptoms are most disruptive. That usually means help with the morning routine, medication reminders timed to the schedule the neurologist set, support with meals, and close presence during physical activity or walking. The caregiver stays attuned to how your parent is feeling that day, because Parkinson's symptoms vary, and a rigid schedule doesn't always fit. The goal is steady, unobtrusive support that keeps your parent safe and comfortable in their own home.
We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of your call, and for families coming home directly from Hartford Hospital with an urgent need, we work to get someone in place the same day when possible. The key is calling us as early as you know a discharge is coming, even if the date isn't set yet. That gives us time to find the right match rather than just the fastest available person. The sooner you reach out, the better the result for everyone.
We're a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare or insurance directly. Medicare covers skilled nursing or therapy visits when they're medically ordered, but it doesn't cover ongoing non-medical home care like what we provide. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth checking your parent's policy. We're happy to walk you through what that process typically looks like if you're not sure where to start.
A home health aide typically visits for short, scheduled windows and is focused on specific medical or personal care tasks ordered by a physician. Our Parkinson's Care is non-medical and ongoing, meaning the caregiver is there for longer stretches and handles the full range of daily life, not just the clinical tasks. We don't replace the medical team. We fill in everything around it, the parts of the day when your parent needs a steady, knowledgeable presence rather than a clinical visit.
Yes, and we take that seriously. Before we place anyone, we talk with you about your parent's temperament, their daily preferences, what kind of help they accept easily and what makes them feel like their independence is being taken away. For someone with Parkinson's especially, a caregiver who reads the room and knows when to step in versus when to stand back makes a real difference. If a match isn't working after a few days, we adjust without making it a complicated process.
We keep a backup in mind from the start, specifically for Parkinson's Care situations where continuity really matters. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we don't leave you scrambling. We contact you directly, explain the situation, and have a replacement ready who's been briefed on your parent's needs. You won't be calling around trying to figure out coverage on your own. That's our job, and we stay on top of it.
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Private Duty Aides — Avon, CT
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