Parkinson’s Care in Norfolk, 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 make the drive to the farmers market near the Norfolk green every Saturday. Last month she stopped going. Then came the call from her neighbor about a fall you didn’t hear about until days later. Parkinson’s is moving faster than you expected, and she’s still determined to stay home.
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Your mom used to make the drive to the farmers market near the Norfolk green every Saturday. Last month she stopped going. Then came the call from her neighbor about a fall you didn’t hear about until days later. Parkinson’s is moving faster than you expected, and she’s still determined to stay home.
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Parkinson’s Care is in-home support built around what your parent actually needs: someone who knows tremors, who watches for falls, who helps with medication timing, and who understands that mobility changes week to week. We’re not here to take over. We’re here to notice what’s shifting and help your parent stay safe and as independent as possible at home.
On a typical day, our caregivers help with morning routines when tremors can be worst, remind about medication schedules, walk with your parent to prevent falls, help with basic personal care, and stay alert to changes in balance or swallowing. We’re watching. We’re documenting. We’re the eyes and ears your parent needs when you can’t be there.
Norfolk families often come to us after a hospital stay, sometimes after discharge from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital when the care needs become clear. We’re nurse-founded, which means we bring clinical thinking to everyday care, not just task completion. You get someone who can spot when something’s different and speak your parent’s medical language if a call to the doctor becomes necessary.
Our founder is a nurse who has worked with Parkinson’s patients for years. That training doesn’t disappear when we walk into your home. We’re trained to recognize tremor patterns, spot fall risks before they happen, and manage the medication schedules that keep your parent stable. We see what matters.
We don’t send a rotation of unfamiliar faces. We match a specific caregiver to your parent’s personality and needs, then we brief them thoroughly on your parent’s Parkinson’s history, what triggers tremors or stiffness, and what your family’s priorities are. The relationship matters because consistency matters.
Parkinson’s isn’t static. If your parent has a fall, or their medication timing needs adjustment, or you notice new symptoms, you call us. We don’t disappear on weekends. We work with you and your parent’s doctor to understand what’s happening and whether care needs to shift.
We know Norfolk and the surrounding towns: Colebrook, Winsted, Goshen, North Canaan. We understand the discharge process at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital because we’ve supported families through it. We’re not a national franchise. We’re neighbors.
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 Norfolk 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 includes morning assistance when tremors are often most pronounced, help with showering or bathing, reminders and assistance with medications at the right times, meal preparation or supervision, walking with your parent or helping them move safely around the home, light housekeeping, and monitoring for any changes in balance, speech, or swallowing. We also keep detailed notes so you and your parent's doctor know exactly what's happening. If something changes, we flag it.
We've worked with Charlotte Hungerford discharge planners many times. Often we can start within a few days of you calling us, sometimes sooner if it's urgent. We'll coordinate with the hospital's notes, talk to your parent's doctor, and get our caregiver briefed on what happened during the hospital stay. The faster we start, the faster your parent feels secure at home again.
Parkinson's Care is private pay. We're not a licensed home health agency, so Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover us. What we offer is personalized, ongoing care from someone who knows your parent, not hourly medical visits from a rotation of nurses. Many families find that investing in consistency and continuity prevents bigger problems down the line.
A home health aide typically comes for a set number of hours a week under a doctor's order, and often rotates among different clients. Our caregivers are matched to your parent and stay consistent. We're also trained specifically in Parkinson's, so we recognize tremor patterns, fall risks, and medication timing issues that a generalist might miss. We think clinically because we were trained clinically.
Yes. We listen to what your parent needs, their personality, their daily rhythm, and any medical history that matters. Then we find a caregiver who fits. If the first match isn't working, we adjust. You're not paying for a stranger to show up; you're paying for the right person to show up and stay.
We don't leave you hanging. If your caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we have backup caregivers we can call. We give you advance notice when possible. Our goal is continuity, and sometimes that means a backup caregiver steps in for a day or two. We brief them on your parent's specific needs so there's no confusion.
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