Parkinson’s Care in Glastonbury, 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 dad’s neurologist at the Glastonbury medical complex on Hebron Avenue mentioned at last month’s appointment that his balance was worsening, and on the drive home you kept replaying what that actually meant for daily life. He’s still in the house on Griswold Street where he’s lived for thirty years. He’s not going to a facility. But the morning routine, the medications, the way he freezes mid-step now, it’s more than you can safely manage from a distance. You started searching that night, not sure what you were even looking for, just knowing something had to change.
Parkinson’s Care is hands-on, non-medical support built around the real complications of the disease: tremors that make buttons and zippers impossible, a gait that freezes at doorways, medications that have to come at the same time every day without fail, and a general fatigue that makes even simple tasks feel overwhelming. We’re there in the morning when the first dose needs to happen, and we’re steady beside your parent when they move from the bedroom to the bathroom, because that transition is where falls happen.
On a typical day, a caregiver might help with bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and making sure medications are taken on schedule. They’re also watching, the way a trained eye watches, noticing if a tremor is worse than usual or if your parent seems more rigid than they were last week. Families across Glastonbury, from the neighborhoods near Addison Road to the quieter streets off Main Street, often tell us that having someone consistent and present changes the whole feel of the household.
When your parent comes home after a stay at Hartford Hospital, the discharge process can feel abrupt. One day there’s a team of nurses; the next, it’s just you and a printed sheet of instructions. We step in right at that gap, picking up where the hospital team left off and keeping a close eye on the first days back home, which are often the most unpredictable with Parkinson’s. Our agency was founded by a working nurse, and for Parkinson’s Care specifically, that means our caregivers are briefed on disease progression, fall prevention, and exactly what to watch for before anything goes wrong.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families dealing with tremors, falls, medication schedules, and a parent still determined to stay home with Parkinson’s actually needed. That foundation shapes how we train, brief, and support every caregiver we place.
Built around Parkinson’s, not just general care
We don’t treat Parkinson’s like a checkbox. Our caregivers are briefed specifically on the challenges your parent faces, and we match based on experience with this disease. The difference between a caregiver who understands freezing gait and one who doesn’t is significant.
We pick up the phone
Parkinson’s doesn’t follow a schedule. When something shifts at 7 in the morning, you need to reach someone who knows your parent’s situation and can actually help you decide what to do. We stay reachable, and we stay involved, not just for the first week.
We know Glastonbury and Hartford County
We’re familiar with how Hartford Hospital handles Parkinson’s discharges and what families here typically run into when they get home. Knowing the local landscape, the specialists your parent’s neurologist might refer to, the rhythms of this community, means we can actually be useful from day one.
How it works
You tell us what’s going on. No forms, no intake questionnaire to fill out alone at midnight. We listen to the full picture, the diagnosis, the living situation, what you’re most worried about, and we ask the questions that help us understand what your parent actually needs day to day.
For Parkinson’s Care, matching isn’t just about schedule availability. We look for caregivers with specific experience handling tremors, mobility challenges, and medication routines, and we think about personality fit too, because your parent will be spending real time with this person.
Often sooner. For Glastonbury families dealing with a recent hospital discharge or a sudden change in condition, we move as quickly as we can. Waiting a week isn’t realistic when someone’s balance is declining and they’re home alone.
We stay in touch after care starts. If something changes, if the tremors are worse some mornings, if your parent needs more help than the original plan covered, you hear from us and we adjust. You’re not left wondering what’s happening on days you’re not there.
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 usually starts with the morning routine, helping your parent get up safely, get washed and dressed, and take their first medications on time. Throughout the day, a caregiver assists with meals, supports mobility around the house, and stays alert to how your parent is moving and feeling. If there are afternoon medications, those happen on schedule too. The specifics vary by how far the disease has progressed, which is why we talk through your parent's actual routine before anyone starts.
For most Glastonbury families, we can have a caregiver in place within 48 hours of your call, and sometimes the same day when the situation is urgent. Hospital discharges for Parkinson's patients can happen quickly and with limited notice, so we try to move at the same pace. Call us as soon as you know a discharge is coming, even if you're not sure of the exact date, so we can get the matching process started.
We're a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance. Families pay us directly, and we're upfront about our rates from the very first conversation. Some families use long-term care insurance policies to offset the cost, and we can provide documentation that helps with that process. We'll tell you exactly what things cost before anything is agreed to.
A home health aide typically works under a medical order and focuses on clinical tasks like wound care or skilled nursing. Our caregivers provide non-medical support, which covers the everyday things that make living at home with Parkinson's manageable: getting dressed, moving safely, staying on a medication schedule, and having consistent, steady company. The two can work together, and many families have both. We handle the day-to-day while medical providers handle the clinical side.
Yes, and we take that seriously. We ask you about your parent's personality, their preferences, what kind of interaction they respond to, and what they can't stand. For Parkinson's Care specifically, we also look for caregivers who have hands-on experience with the practical challenges of the disease. A good match makes a real difference in whether your parent accepts the help or pushes back on it, and we'd rather get it right the first time.
We keep backup coverage in place and we notify you as early as possible when a schedule change is coming. We don't leave you to figure it out on your own. If a substitute caregiver steps in, we brief them on your parent's specific Parkinson's routine and needs before they arrive. Consistency matters with this disease, and we work hard to protect it even when the unexpected happens.
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