Parkinson’s Care in Greenwich, 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 made it through his appointment at Greenwich Hospital’s neurology clinic just fine, said all the right things to the doctor. But on the drive back up the Post Road you noticed his hands trembling on his lap, and when he reached for the door handle he missed it twice. He didn’t say anything. You didn’t either. But you’ve been thinking about it ever since.
Parkinson’s changes slowly and then quickly, and most families in Greenwich are somewhere in the middle of that curve when they call us. Maybe it’s the morning medication that’s getting skipped, or the shuffle across the kitchen tile that scares everyone, or the fact that he’s still insisting on managing things himself even though the risk is rising. We hear all of it.
We’re a nurse-founded, private-pay home care agency serving Greenwich and the rest of Fairfield County. Our aides work specifically with families navigating Parkinson’s, and we match on experience, not just schedule. If you’re ready to talk, we’re ready to listen.
Parkinson’s isn’t one thing. On a good morning it might mean a slight tremor and some extra time getting dressed. On a harder day it means frozen gait, a missed medication window, a fall risk that’s real and immediate. Our aides are trained to read that range and adjust, keeping the day moving safely without taking over more than necessary.
On a typical day, that means helping with personal hygiene and dressing, preparing meals that are easy to manage, supporting safe movement through the house, tracking and prompting medications on schedule, and staying present for transfers, whether that’s getting up from a chair, moving to the bathroom, or navigating stairs. Families in neighborhoods like Riverside and Old Greenwich often have older home layouts with narrow hallways and stairs, and our aides know how to work safely in those spaces.
We work with a lot of families after a discharge from Greenwich Hospital, when the neurologist or care team has said “he needs more support at home” but hasn’t spelled out exactly what that looks like day to day. That gap is where we come in. We bridge the clinical recommendation and the actual morning routine.
Because we’re nurse-founded, our matching process for Parkinson’s Care specifically draws on clinical experience. The nurse who built this agency worked directly with Parkinson’s patients and knew what skills and temperament actually hold up across the progression of the disease.
Nurse-founded, not staffing-agency-founded. The person who built Private Duty Aides worked as a nurse and saw directly what Parkinson’s families were dealing with: tremors that worsened by afternoon, missed doses because the routine broke down, falls that happened in the few minutes a caregiver stepped away. She built the service around those realities.
Matched for Parkinson’s specifically. We brief every caregiver on your parent’s specific stage, triggers, and daily rhythm before the first shift. Someone who has worked with Parkinson’s patients handles the unpredictability differently, and that difference shows up in how safe and steady the day feels.
We stay reachable. Parkinson’s can shift fast. When a medication change causes a rough week, or a new symptom appears and you’re not sure what to do next, you shouldn’t have to leave a message and wait. You call us and we pick up.
We know Greenwich and Fairfield County. We know how discharge coordination works at Greenwich Hospital, we know the neighborhoods here, and we’ve worked with families across Cos Cob, Glenville, Backcountry, and Byram. This area is familiar to us, and that matters when you need to move quickly.
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 involves morning routines like bathing, dressing, and grooming, where tremors and rigidity make extra time and a calm presence important. Meals are prepared and, when needed, eaten with support. Medications are prompted on schedule, which matters a lot with Parkinson's because timing affects how well the medication controls symptoms through the day. The aide stays present for any movement around the house, including transfers, walking, and stairs, and adjusts the pace and approach based on how your parent is feeling that particular morning.
In most cases we can place a caregiver within 48 hours of your first call, and for urgent situations following a Greenwich Hospital discharge we often start the same day. The discharge process can move fast, and we're used to matching on short timelines without cutting corners on fit. Call us as early as you know the discharge is coming and we'll have someone ready.
We're a private-pay agency, so our services aren't billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or most insurance plans. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth reviewing your parent's policy. We can provide documentation to support a reimbursement claim if your policy allows it. We'll be straightforward with you about cost from the first conversation so nothing is a surprise.
A home health aide is typically a medical service, ordered by a doctor and covered by Medicare for a specific skilled need after a hospitalization. Our aides provide non-medical support, meaning personal care, companionship, medication reminders, meals, and safety assistance. The distinction matters for Parkinson's because most of what families need on a daily basis is non-medical, consistent, and ongoing, which is exactly what we provide. The two services can also run alongside each other if skilled nursing visits are still happening.
Yes, and for Parkinson's Care we take that matching seriously. We ask about your parent's personality, their daily routine, what agitates them, what helps them feel calm, and what their current symptoms actually look like day to day. Some people with Parkinson's are very private about their physical changes and need a caregiver who respects that. Others are more open and want a warmer, more conversational presence. We try to get that right before the first shift, not after a trial period of mismatched care.
We maintain coverage so your parent isn't left without support when a caregiver has an illness or a conflict. If your regular aide can't make a shift, we contact you ahead of time and send someone who has been briefed on your parent's needs. We don't send a stranger with no context. For Parkinson's families especially, we know that unexpected changes can be disorienting, so we try to handle coverage in a way that keeps the day as steady as possible.
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