Parkinson’s Care in North Canaan, 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 sister noticed it at Thanksgiving, the way your mom’s hand shook when she reached for her coffee mug near the kitchen window that overlooks Main Street. A few weeks later, a fall in the hallway that your dad didn’t mention until the next morning. You’re wondering if it’s time to bring in help, someone who actually understands what Parkinson’s looks like at home in North Canaan, not just what a doctor’s office says it is.
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Your sister noticed it at Thanksgiving, the way your mom’s hand shook when she reached for her coffee mug near the kitchen window that overlooks Main Street. A few weeks later, a fall in the hallway that your dad didn’t mention until the next morning. You’re wondering if it’s time to bring in help, someone who actually understands what Parkinson’s looks like at home in North Canaan, not just what a doctor’s office says it is.
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Parkinson’s Care is support tailored to the specific ways this disease changes daily life. We’re talking about help with tremors that make simple tasks harder, the fall risk that keeps you awake at night, the slow decline in mobility, and the medication schedules that need to stay exact. It’s care that lets your parent stay home while someone trained is there to catch what might slip through the cracks.
On any given day, your caregiver might help with morning routines when tremors are worst, remind about medications at the right times, stay close during walks to prevent falls, and watch for the signs that something’s shifted. They’re also the eyes and ears in the house, noticing when your parent’s doing okay and when things are getting harder. It’s not just tasks. It’s presence.
If your parent came home from Sharon Hospital or is managing Parkinson’s right here in North Canaan with support from their doctor, this is where we come in. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand the clinical side of tremors and medication timing but we also know what it actually feels like to care for someone at home. That changes how we show up.
We started this because we’ve lived it. Tremors at breakfast, falls on the back stairs, the panic of a missed dose. Our founder is a nurse, and that means we’re trained to spot the early signs that your parent’s struggling with mobility or balance. We don’t just follow a checklist. We understand what Parkinson’s actually takes from a person, and what they need to stay safe at home.
We don’t send someone to your door without knowing your parent’s specific situation. We listen to what matters most, whether that’s keeping a steady hand during meals or staying alert during nighttime hours. Then we match a caregiver who gets it, and we brief them hard on your parent’s rhythms, their medications, their fears. You’re not getting a stranger. You’re getting someone prepared.
Parkinson’s isn’t static. Some weeks your parent’s doing better. Other weeks a fall or a medication adjustment throws everything off. We answer the phone when you call with questions or concerns. We adjust the schedule when you need us to. We’re local, we’re listening, and we’re not hard to reach.
We work with families in Norfolk, Salisbury, Canaan, and Cornwall. We understand what post-discharge means at Sharon Hospital and what happens when your parent comes home needing support. We coordinate with local doctors and know the rhythms of care in this area. That local knowledge matters when everything feels urgent.
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 North Canaan 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
It depends on your parent's needs, but typical days include help with morning routines when tremors might be at their worst, medication reminders at exact times so nothing gets missed, assistance with mobility and transfers to prevent falls, meal support if tremors make eating hard, and general oversight while your parent does the things they still want to do. Your caregiver is trained to notice if something's off, whether that's a new tremor pattern, balance problems, or confusion. It's structured support, but it's also just being there.
We can often start within days of discharge if that's what you need. We'll work with your parent's discharge planner and their doctor to understand what support is required, and then we schedule our first meeting to assess your parent in their own home. From there, we match a caregiver and get them briefed on medications, fall risk, mobility needs, and the specific routines that matter in your household. We move fast because we know those first days home are the hardest.
Parkinson's Care is private pay, which means you and your family are responsible for the cost. We're transparent about pricing from the start. Some families use long-term care insurance if they have it, and we can provide invoices for your records, but we don't bill Medicare or commercial insurance directly. We know this is a real financial question, so we talk about it clearly upfront.
Home health aides are usually sent by an agency after a hospital discharge and are covered by Medicare for a limited time. They focus on the medical recovery part. Parkinson's Care is different. It's ongoing support for someone living at home with a chronic condition, and we're specifically trained in what Parkinson's looks like. We're not here for post-surgery recovery. We're here because your parent needs steady, knowledgeable support to stay safe and stable in their own home, and that matters all year long, not just for six weeks.
Yes. We listen to what your parent's really dealing with, whether it's severe tremors, recent falls, medication anxiety, or mobility decline. Then we find someone with experience in those specific areas and make sure they understand your parent's personality and what matters to them. We don't just fill an opening. We match carefully. And if the fit isn't right after the first week or two, we talk about adjusting.
We have backup coverage so your parent isn't left without support. If your regular caregiver calls out, we bring in someone from our team who knows the situation or we reach out to a trusted alternative. We always give you a heads up. We also keep detailed notes on your parent's needs so any caregiver stepping in can step into the routine without confusion. You're not scrambling for a replacement on your own.
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Private Duty Aides — North Canaan, CT
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