Parkinson’s Care in Fairfield, 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 picking your father up from an appointment at his neurologist’s office near Post Road when he froze mid-step in the parking lot, shoes stuck to the pavement like they’d been bolted down. It lasted maybe ten seconds, but it felt much longer. He laughed it off on the ride home through Southport, said it was nothing, said he was fine. You knew, right then, that something had to change.
Parkinson’s has its own pace and its own surprises. Tremors that get worse by afternoon, a medication schedule that’s easy to miss by an hour, a shuffle that turns a kitchen into a hazard. Families in Fairfield are managing all of this, often from a distance, often while working, often while worrying every single day.
We’re a nurse-founded home care agency serving Fairfield County, and we can help. Our caregivers are matched specifically to people with Parkinson’s, not just assigned because they’re available this week.
Parkinson’s care at home is about being present for the parts of the day that have become genuinely difficult. That means helping with movement and transfers, steadying someone who freezes or shuffles, making sure medication is taken at the right time and in the right dose. It also means staying calm when things don’t go smoothly, because with Parkinson’s, they often don’t.
Day to day, our caregivers help with bathing, dressing, meals, and getting around the house safely. We pay close attention to fall risk because falls are one of the most serious concerns with Parkinson’s, and prevention takes constant awareness. Families in Greenfield Hill and Stratfield often reach out after a discharge from St. Vincent’s Medical Center, when their parent is home but not yet steady, and we’re set up to start quickly in exactly those situations.
We also help families in Tunxis Hill and across Fairfield stay on top of appointments, keep caregiving notes that can be shared with a neurologist or specialist, and spot changes in condition before they become emergencies. The care is non-medical, but it’s thoughtful and specific to where Parkinson’s is in its progression.
Because we were founded by a working nurse, our intake process for Parkinson’s care is more detailed than most agencies. We ask about stage, medications, fall history, and daily patterns before we ever match a caregiver, so whoever shows up actually knows what they’re walking into.
Nurse-founded, and it shows. Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families managing tremors, falls, medication schedules, and mobility decline actually needed. The intake process, the matching criteria, the way we brief caregivers all reflect that clinical background.
Matched for Parkinson’s, not just filled for the shift. We brief every caregiver before their first visit. They know the stage, the medications, the fall risk, and what a rough afternoon looks like for your parent. That preparation makes a real difference from day one.
We pick up the phone. Parkinson’s doesn’t run on a schedule, and neither do your concerns. When something changes or you just need to talk through a situation, you can reach a real person. We don’t route you to voicemail and hope for the best.
We know Fairfield County. We’re familiar with the discharge process at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, the geography of Fairfield’s neighborhoods, and the kinds of situations local families are navigating. That local knowledge makes the logistics easier for everyone.
How it works
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 depends on where your parent is in the progression, but it usually involves help with morning routines like dressing and bathing, preparing meals, making sure medications are taken on time, and staying close during movement to prevent falls. We also help with light tasks around the house, transportation to appointments, and just being a steady, calm presence through the parts of the day that feel hardest. In the afternoon, when tremors often worsen, a caregiver can help with activities that are frustrating to do alone. Everything is adjusted as needs change.
We can often start the same day or the next morning for families coming home from St. Vincent's. Call us before discharge if you can, even a few hours of lead time helps with matching. We've worked with many Fairfield families in exactly this situation, where the hospital stay is over but home doesn't yet feel safe. The goal is to have someone in place before the first night back.
Our services are private pay, which means Medicare and most standard health insurance don't cover them. Long-term care insurance policies sometimes do, depending on the specific plan and daily benefit, so it's worth checking yours. We're happy to provide documentation to help you submit a claim if your policy applies. We'll always be upfront about costs before anything starts.
A home health aide typically works under a medical order and focuses on skilled tasks like wound care or physical therapy exercises, usually for a short, defined period after an illness or injury. Our caregivers provide non-medical support, the kind of help needed every day for someone living with a progressive condition. That includes personal care, companionship, fall prevention, medication reminders, and mobility assistance. Many families use both, the home health aide for clinical follow-up and our caregivers for ongoing daily support.
Yes, and we take that seriously. Parkinson's care works better when the caregiver and the person getting care actually get along, not just tolerate each other. We ask about your parent's personality, routines, sense of humor, and what they care about. If the first match isn't right, we find another one. We'd rather take the time to get it right than send someone who isn't a good fit.
We keep a backup caregiver familiar with your parent's needs so that an absence doesn't leave you without coverage. You'll hear from us before the shift, not after. For someone with Parkinson's, continuity matters, so we try to limit the number of different caregivers involved and make sure anyone who fills in is properly briefed beforehand. You won't be left scrambling.
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Private Duty Aides — Fairfield, CT
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