Parkinson’s Care in Columbia, 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 didn’t answer when you called from the parking lot at Willimantic Shopping Center on a Tuesday afternoon, and your stomach dropped. She’s lived alone in Columbia for three years now, and Parkinson’s has made you keep a closer eye on things. A fall you didn’t know about, a skipped medication, a tremor that’s gotten worse since her last doctor visit at Backus, those are the calls that change everything. We understand what that moment feels like because we’ve been there too.
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Your mom didn’t answer when you called from the parking lot at Willimantic Shopping Center on a Tuesday afternoon, and your stomach dropped. She’s lived alone in Columbia for three years now, and Parkinson’s has made you keep a closer eye on things. A fall you didn’t know about, a skipped medication, a tremor that’s gotten worse since her last doctor visit at Backus, those are the calls that change everything. We understand what that moment feels like because we’ve been there too.
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Parkinson’s Care means someone trained and experienced shows up at your parent’s home to handle the day-to-day things that Parkinson’s makes harder. We’re talking about helping with tremors that make self-care complicated, watching for falls and knowing how to prevent them, supporting mobility as it changes, and keeping medication schedules exact. Your parent stays in their own home, in the life they built, and we make sure the practical stuff doesn’t slip.
On a typical day, you might see us helping your parent get steady before they walk to the kitchen, making sure they eat enough because Parkinson’s can make swallowing or appetite tricky, staying present during the times when tremors are worst, and double-checking that morning and evening medications happened on time. We’re also watching for the small shifts, the things that might mean it’s time to call their neurologist or get them back to Backus for a check-in.
We’re local to Columbia and Tolland County, and we’re nurse-founded, which means the people running this understand what happens after a hospital discharge and what living with Parkinson’s actually asks of a family. If your parent came home from William W. Backus Hospital needing ongoing support, we know how to bridge that gap and keep them safe while they’re adjusting.
Our founder is a nurse who’s spent years understanding tremors, falls, medication timing, and the specific challenges of keeping a parent mobile and safe at home. We’re not guessing at what Parkinson’s means for your family because we’ve watched it up close and trained every caregiver we send to your door.
We spend time learning what your parent needs, what their personality is, what time of day their tremors are worst, whether they need someone steady and quiet or someone who talks them through things. We match with care, not just availability, and we keep talking if something isn’t working.
Parkinson’s doesn’t stay the same week to week. When your parent has a fall you didn’t see coming, or their medication timing needs to shift, or you’re suddenly worried about something new, you reach us and we help you figure it out. You don’t wait for the next scheduled visit.
We serve all areas of Columbia and nearby towns like Andover, Coventry, Hebron, and Lebanon. We know the William W. Backus Hospital discharge process because we work with families coming home from there regularly. We’re your neighbors, and we show up.
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 Columbia 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 caregiver comes to your parent's home and helps with the specific challenges Parkinson's creates: supporting mobility, preventing falls, managing tremors during self-care, making sure medications are taken on schedule, preparing meals that work with swallowing changes, and staying alert to any shifts in your parent's condition. The hours and frequency you choose depend on what your parent needs. We're there to keep your parent as independent as possible while catching the things that could become dangerous.
We typically start within a few days of discharge if that's what you need. We work directly with hospital discharge planners and your parent's care team to understand what support they're going home to. If your parent is being discharged on a Friday, we can often have someone in place by Monday. Call us as soon as you know a discharge date, and we'll build a plan that matches the timeline.
Parkinson's Care is private pay, which means it's not covered by Medicare or most insurance plans. We're transparent about cost upfront, and we work with families to talk through options and frequency. Some families use long-term care insurance or set aside resources specifically for this kind of in-home support. We're here to help you understand what fits your budget and your parent's needs.
A home health aide typically comes after a medical event and handles personal care tasks. Parkinson's Care is specifically trained to work with the disease itself: understanding how tremors affect daily life, preventing falls through movement and environment awareness, managing medication schedules with precision, and recognizing when something in your parent's condition is changing. We're focused on the long-term reality of living with Parkinson's at home, not just post-discharge recovery.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, their tremor patterns, what time of day they need the most support, how they prefer to be approached, and what matters most to them about staying home. We match based on those specifics, not just on availability. If after a week or two something isn't clicking, we listen and adjust. Your parent shouldn't have to feel like they're teaching a stranger how to live with their own condition.
We keep a backup caregiver ready who already knows your parent or knows their situation well enough to step in without disrupting their day. We don't leave families scrambling. If something unexpected happens, you call us and we solve it. You're not managing a roster of names, we are.
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Private Duty Aides — Columbia, CT
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