Parkinson’s Care in Somers, 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 your parent’s kitchen table out on Ninth District Road, when they couldn’t get the pill bottle open and their hand was shaking so hard the pills scattered across the floor. They laughed it off. You didn’t. That moment, small as it seemed, told you something had shifted, and you’ve been trying to figure out what to do about it ever since.
Parkinson’s moves slowly and then all at once. The tremors, the frozen steps in the hallway, the missed doses because the cap was too tight or the timing was off — these aren’t small inconveniences. They’re the things that lead to a fall, and a fall changes everything.
We’re a nurse-founded home care agency serving Somers and all of Tolland County. We help families set up consistent, thoughtful care for a parent with Parkinson’s who wants to stay at home, and we’re here to talk through what that actually looks like for your family.
Parkinson’s Care means having a trained aide present for the parts of the day that have become unreliable. That includes helping with morning routines when stiffness is worst, managing medication timing so doses don’t get missed or doubled, steadying your parent during transfers from bed to chair, and being there for the slow careful walk to the bathroom that your parent now dreads doing alone.
Day to day, the work looks like this: making sure breakfast happens safely, watching for changes in balance or speech, keeping notes on anything worth mentioning to a doctor, and simply being a steady calm presence so your parent doesn’t feel like every movement is a gamble. Families in Somers who call us are often at the point where they can’t be there every day themselves, or they’ve realized that being there every day and being trained for Parkinson’s are two different things. If your parent was recently discharged from Rockville General Hospital after a fall or a Parkinson’s-related complication, we can step in immediately so there’s no gap in supervision when they get home.
Because we were founded by a working nurse, our aides come in already briefed on what Parkinson’s progression looks like in a home setting, what to watch for, and when to flag something to the family. That foundation matters when the condition you’re managing doesn’t stay the same week to week.
Nurse-founded, and it shows
Our founder was a working nurse who watched families struggle with exactly what you’re dealing with: tremors they didn’t know how to manage, falls that came out of nowhere, medication schedules nobody could keep straight, and a parent who refused to leave their home. She built this agency to fill that gap directly.
Trained for Parkinson’s specifically
Our approach to this service isn’t generic. We brief our aides on Parkinson’s patterns before the first shift, we match based on relevant experience, and we don’t treat a Parkinson’s placement the same way we treat a companion care placement. The differences matter.
We stay reachable
When your parent’s symptoms shift or something unexpected happens, you need to be able to reach someone who knows your situation. We pick up. We don’t route you through a call center. You talk to us directly, and we work it out together.
We know Somers and Tolland County
We understand the discharge process at Rockville General Hospital, we know how spread out the homes in this part of Connecticut are, and we know the families here aren’t looking for a one-size-fits-all solution. We work with what your parent’s life actually looks like.
How it works
No intake forms, no automated phone trees. You tell us what’s going on with your parent and we ask questions. We want to understand the Parkinson’s situation specifically, not just logistics.
For Parkinson’s Care, matching matters more than just filling a schedule. We look for experience with mobility support, patience with tremor-related frustration, and someone your parent will actually feel comfortable with in their home.
Often same day for urgent situations in Somers, especially post-discharge. We don’t make families wait through a long onboarding process when the need is right now.
Parkinson’s changes. We stay in regular contact with you so you know what’s being observed and can adjust care as things shift. You won’t have to chase us down for updates.
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, your parent's aide arrives for the morning shift, which is usually the hardest part of the day for someone with Parkinson's because stiffness is worst early on. They help with getting up safely, washing, dressing, and getting breakfast. Throughout the day they'll manage medication timing, assist with mobility around the house, and keep an eye on any changes in balance or speech. They also take simple notes so you know what happened when you weren't there.
In most cases we can have a caregiver in place within 24 to 48 hours of your call. If your parent is being discharged from Rockville General and you know the date in advance, call us before they leave so we can have everything arranged before they're home. For urgent same-day situations we do our best to make it work, and we'll be honest with you if same-day isn't possible so you can plan accordingly.
We're a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare or Medicaid. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth checking your parent's policy before ruling it out. We're straightforward about costs when you call, so there are no surprises.
A home health aide typically comes in for skilled nursing tasks ordered by a doctor and covered by insurance, usually short-term visits after a medical event. Our Parkinson's Care aides provide ongoing non-medical support: daily physical assistance, safety monitoring, medication reminders, and consistent presence. The two services can work alongside each other, but they fill different roles, and our service continues long after a home health agency has closed the case.
Yes, and we take this seriously. When you first call us, we ask about your parent's personality, their daily routine, what frustrates them, and what kind of presence they respond well to. We use that to find someone who's a real fit, not just whoever is available. If the first match isn't right after a few days, we'll talk with you and adjust.
We keep backup coverage in place so your parent isn't left without support if something comes up. If a caregiver calls out, we contact you first and tell you exactly who will be coming and when. We won't just send someone unfamiliar without giving you a heads up. For families in Somers, we understand that distance from backup options can be a concern, so we plan for that from the start.
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