Parkinson’s Care in Canterbury, 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.
Your mom used to meet you at the Quinebaug River overlook on Sunday afternoons. Last month she didn’t show up, and you found her at home, confused about her medication schedule and unsteady on her feet. When the neurologist at Day Kimball Hospital mentioned Parkinson’s was progressing, you realized she needed more than a visit once a week. That’s when you started looking for someone who actually understands what’s happening, day after day, in her Canterbury home.
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Your mom used to meet you at the Quinebaug River overlook on Sunday afternoons. Last month she didn’t show up, and you found her at home, confused about her medication schedule and unsteady on her feet. When the neurologist at Day Kimball Hospital mentioned Parkinson’s was progressing, you realized she needed more than a visit once a week. That’s when you started looking for someone who actually understands what’s happening, day after day, in her Canterbury home.
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Parkinson’s Care is in-home support designed around the real challenges your parent faces: tremors that make buttons hard to manage, falls that happen when balance shifts without warning, medication schedules that are easy to miss or mix up, and mobility that changes from week to week. We’re there to help your parent stay as independent as possible at home, with someone trained to recognize what’s happening and respond calmly when things shift.
On any given day, this might look like helping your parent get dressed and manage their tremors, preparing meals and supervising medication timing, staying alert for balance issues during walking or transfers, and keeping track of what’s working and what’s not. We’re not replacing a doctor, but we’re the person who notices when something’s different and communicates that back to you and their medical team.
After a hospital stay at Day Kimball or a doctor’s appointment that confirms what you already suspected, families in Canterbury often reach out because they need someone steady in the home. We’re nurse-founded, which means we know how to read what’s really happening with Parkinson’s, not just follow a checklist. That background shapes everything we do.
Our founder is a nurse who’s worked through tremors, falls, and medication schedules with Parkinson’s patients. We don’t treat these as separate tasks, we understand how they’re connected and how they change week to week. That experience is built into every caregiver match we make.
We spend time understanding your parent’s specific situation, their habits, what they’re most worried about, and what matters most to them about staying home. Then we find a caregiver who has real experience with Parkinson’s and fits your family. We brief them thoroughly and stay involved as things evolve.
Parkinson’s doesn’t follow a steady line. When your parent has a fall, or medication timing needs adjustment, or you need to talk through what’s happening, you can reach us. We’re not a large agency with a call center, we’re local and we know your family’s situation.
We’re based in the communities we serve, including Canterbury. We know the discharge process at Day Kimball Hospital and work with neurologists and primary care doctors in the area. That local knowledge matters when timing and coordination are important.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Parkinson’s Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Canterbury families who need parkinson’s 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 typical day might include helping your parent dress, managing their medication schedule and reminding them when doses are due, preparing meals that account for swallowing changes, staying nearby during walking or transfers to reduce fall risk, and keeping notes on tremors, mood, or balance changes. We're also there to notice when something's different and let you know. The exact shape of the day depends on what your parent needs and what they want to do.
We often start within a few days of discharge if you reach out right away. We work with Day Kimball's care coordinators to understand what happened during the stay and what the medical team recommends. If your parent is already home and you're just realizing they need support, we can usually begin within a week. The first visit is always a conversation with you and your parent to understand the situation.
Parkinson's Care is private pay, which means you work directly with us rather than going through insurance. This gives us flexibility to match you with an experienced caregiver and adjust the schedule as your parent's needs change. We provide a clear estimate before you commit. Some families use long-term care insurance or personal resources. We're honest about cost and help you think through what makes sense for your situation.
Home health aides provide personal care and are often ordered by a doctor after hospitalization and covered by insurance. Parkinson's Care is specialized support we offer when your parent is living at home and needs ongoing help managing the specific challenges of Parkinson's, including tremors, medication timing, and fall prevention. We're not part of the medical billing system, we focus on what helps your parent stay stable and independent at home. Some families use both.
Yes. We ask you about your parent's habits, what they're worried about, what helps them feel safe, and what experience matters most in a caregiver. We match based on personality fit and real Parkinson's experience, not just availability. We brief your caregiver thoroughly on your parent's medication schedule, mobility concerns, and preferences. That matching process takes time, and we think that's the right way to do it.
We coordinate coverage so your parent isn't left without support. We keep a network of caregivers in Canterbury and the surrounding area who know how to handle Parkinson's. If your regular caregiver is sick or has to reschedule, we line up a backup who's familiar with your parent's needs. We let you know in advance if a substitute is coming, and we make sure they're fully briefed.
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