Parkinson’s Care in Shelton, 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 noticed it at the appointment at Griffin Hospital last spring. Your father’s hands were shaking badly enough that the neurologist paused and asked how things were going at home, and you didn’t quite know what to say. The drive back up Route 8 through Shelton was quiet, and somewhere between the Howe Avenue exit and pulling into his driveway, you started doing the math on what this was going to take. Parkinson’s doesn’t stay the same, and the help he needs now isn’t what he needed six months ago.
We’re Private Duty Aides, a nurse-founded agency serving families across Fairfield County. We work with people who are still living at home with Parkinson’s and need consistent, knowledgeable support for the parts of the day that have become harder, whether that’s mornings, medications, or getting around safely.
Parkinson’s care at home means showing up for the parts of the day that tremors and stiffness have made genuinely hard. That includes help with getting up in the morning, bathing, dressing, and moving through the house safely. It means being steady beside someone when they walk, knowing when to hold and when to let them do it themselves, and keeping a close eye on fall risks without making your parent feel watched or managed.
Medication timing matters more with Parkinson’s than with almost any other condition. When carbidopa-levodopa is taken late, the window closes and the consequences are physical. Our aides work from schedules and stay consistent, so doses don’t slip and your parent isn’t left trying to manage that clock on their own. For families coming home after a stay at Griffin Hospital, we can often have someone in place before discharge paperwork is finished, so there’s no gap at the front door.
Families in Shelton typically call us when tremors have gotten worse, when a fall happened and everyone’s scared, or when a parent is still determined to stay in their own home but needs more support than family members can reliably provide on their own. We help bridge that gap without anyone having to give up independence sooner than they should. Because this agency was founded by a working nurse, the care model is grounded in what Parkinson’s actually does to the body, not just a general checklist.
Nurse-founded, not just nurse-staffed.
This agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families managing tremors, falls, mobility decline, and medication schedules were actually up against. The way we operate reflects that, from how we train to how we match.
Built for Parkinson’s, not just any care.
We brief every caregiver on what Parkinson’s looks like for your specific parent before they arrive. Tremor patterns, mobility changes, medication timing, fall history. They’re not learning on the first shift.
We stay reachable.
When something shifts with Parkinson’s, and it will, you need to be able to call someone who knows your situation and can respond. You don’t get routed to a call center. You reach us.
We know Shelton and Fairfield County.
We know how discharge works at Griffin Hospital, we know the neighborhoods and roads here, and we work with local families regularly. That familiarity makes a practical difference when things need to move quickly.
How it works
No intake forms, no pressure to decide anything that day. You tell us what’s been happening and we ask the questions that matter for Parkinson’s specifically.
We match for Parkinson’s experience, not just schedule availability. Personality fit matters too, because your parent has to be comfortable with whoever walks in the door.
Often same day for urgent situations in Shelton. If someone is coming home from Griffin Hospital and needs support right away, we work to make that happen.
Parkinson’s doesn’t stay still, and neither does the care plan. We stay in contact with families so you’re not left wondering whether things are still working.
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
On a typical day it might look like helping your parent get up safely in the morning, assisting with bathing and dressing, making sure medications are taken on the right schedule, preparing meals, and staying close during walks or movement around the house. The caregiver keeps track of how things went that day and flags anything that seems different. It's practical, steady support rather than medical treatment, focused on keeping daily life functional and safe.
In most cases we can have a caregiver in place within 24 to 48 hours. If the discharge is happening quickly and the family calls us as soon as they know, we often arrange same-day coverage so there's no gap when your parent arrives home. Griffin Hospital's discharge coordinators sometimes need a quick turnaround, and we're set up to move at that pace. Call us as early in the discharge process as you can.
We're a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare or Medicaid. Most standard health insurance plans don't cover non-medical home care either. Some long-term care insurance policies do, and it's worth reviewing your parent's policy with their insurer to see what applies. We'll give you clear hourly pricing upfront so you can plan without surprises.
A home health aide typically works under a medical order and may provide skilled services like wound care or therapy exercises under clinical supervision. What we provide is non-medical personal care, meaning help with daily living tasks, medication reminders (not administration), mobility support, and companionship. For Parkinson's, that distinction matters because what most families need day to day is consistent, knowledgeable personal support rather than medical visits. Many families use both at the same time.
Yes, and we take this seriously. We ask questions about your parent's personality, their routine, how they like to communicate, and what kind of caregiver presence works for them before we place anyone. For Parkinson's specifically, we also look at the caregiver's experience with tremors, fall prevention, and medication routines. If the first match doesn't feel right, you tell us and we find someone who fits better.
We cover the shift. We don't leave families without support because someone called out. We keep a backup ready and we communicate with you before any change happens. The replacement caregiver is briefed on your parent's Parkinson's needs before they arrive, not on the way over. Consistency matters for Parkinson's patients, so we try to keep substitutions minimal and make sure they're prepared.
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Private Duty Aides — Shelton, CT
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