Parkinson’s Care in Stratford, 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 were sitting in the waiting room at Bridgeport Hospital after your father’s fall, the one he didn’t tell you about for three days, and you realized the system at home had quietly stopped working. His medications were lined up on the counter by the window that faces Long Island Sound, two of them untouched since Tuesday. You’d driven down from wherever you were, walked in, and everything looked almost fine, which somehow made it worse. That moment is why families in Stratford call us.
Parkinson’s changes slowly and then fast. One week it’s a tremor that slows him down in the morning. The next it’s a freeze at the top of the stairs that turns into a real scare. We provide non-medical in-home care specifically matched to where your parent is right now in their Parkinson’s journey, so someone is there before the next close call.
Parkinson’s Care at home means a caregiver who understands the specific rhythms of this disease. That includes helping with the morning routine when tremors are at their worst, steadying someone through transfers from bed to chair, walking alongside them to reduce fall risk, and managing medication timing so doses don’t get missed or doubled. It’s the kind of hands-on, attentive presence that keeps someone safe without taking over their whole life.
For families in Stratford, the need often becomes clear right after a hospital stay. When someone comes home from Bridgeport Hospital following a fall or a neurological event, the discharge paperwork covers the medical side. What it doesn’t cover is the 6 a.m. moment when your parent tries to get to the bathroom alone and the floor is slick and no one is there. We fill that gap. We also handle meal preparation, light housekeeping, personal hygiene assistance, and keeping track of what the doctor asked them to watch for.
Families across all areas of Stratford, from the North End neighborhoods to the shoreline side of town, typically come to us when the disease has progressed past what a part-time check-in can handle. They need someone consistent, someone who knows their parent’s specific patterns, not a rotation of strangers. We work hard to keep that consistency in place. Because our agency was founded by a working nurse, the caregiver matching process for Parkinson’s specifically accounts for things like gait instability, freezing episodes, and communication changes that come with the disease.
Nurse-founded, not office-founded
Our agency was started by a working nurse who watched families dealing with tremors, freezing episodes, fall risk, missed medications, and the quiet grief of watching a parent still at home with Parkinson’s get less and less support. She built this around what those families actually need.
Caregivers matched for Parkinson’s specifically
We brief every caregiver on your parent’s current stage, their triggers, their routine, and their personality before the first visit. Experience with Parkinson’s is a filter, not a bonus. The difference shows up in the first hour.
We answer when you call
Parkinson’s doesn’t give you a heads-up before things change. When your parent has a bad morning, a fall, a sudden behavior shift, you need to be able to reach someone. You can reach us. That’s a promise we take seriously.
We know Stratford and Fairfield County
We understand the discharge process at Bridgeport Hospital, how families here are structured, and what resources exist locally. We’re not a national call center trying to route you. We’re here.
How it works
You tell us what’s going on. No intake forms, no pressure, no sales pitch. We listen to your parent’s situation and ask the questions that matter for Parkinson’s specifically.
We don’t assign whoever is available. For Parkinson’s Care, we match based on experience with mobility challenges, medication schedules, and the personality fit that makes someone actually want to let a caregiver in the door.
Often the same day for Stratford families in urgent situations. If your parent just came home from Bridgeport Hospital or had a fall that shook everyone up, we move fast.
You won’t be wondering what’s happening. We check in regularly, and when something shifts with your parent’s condition, we talk through it with you and adjust the care plan together.
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 starts with the morning routine, which is usually the hardest part for someone with Parkinson's because tremors and stiffness tend to peak early. The caregiver helps with getting up safely, bathing or washing, dressing, and preparing breakfast. Through the day they assist with mobility, make sure medications are taken on time, and stay close enough to prevent falls without hovering. In the evening they help wind down the routine and make sure your parent is settled safely before leaving or overnight.
We can often have care in place within 24 to 48 hours of your call, and for urgent discharges from Bridgeport Hospital we've started same-day care when the situation required it. The key is calling us as soon as you know the discharge date, even if it's still a few days out. That gives us time to match the right caregiver rather than just sending whoever is free. The earlier we know, the better the match.
Our services are private pay, which means we're not billed through Medicare or most standard insurance plans. Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy after a hospital stay, but it generally does not cover ongoing non-medical home care like what we provide. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-duty home care, so it's worth checking your parent's policy if they have one. We're happy to give you a clear picture of our rates so you can plan accordingly.
A home health aide typically comes in through a Medicare or Medicaid-funded agency for a set number of hours tied to a specific medical need, and visits are usually short. Our caregivers are private-duty aides who are specifically matched to your parent's Parkinson's stage and can work longer, more flexible hours based on what your family actually needs. The matching process, the continuity, and the direct contact with us as an agency are the real differences. We also don't disappear after the clinical visit is done.
Yes, and we take that seriously. When we talk with you before care starts, we ask about your parent's temperament, their preferences, whether they respond better to someone quiet or someone chatty, whether they're private about personal care or more relaxed about it. For Parkinson's specifically, we also match based on the caregiver's experience with the stage your parent is in, because someone in early-stage Parkinson's needs a very different approach than someone with significant mobility decline. If the first match doesn't feel right, we work to find a better one.
We maintain backup coverage and we contact you directly when a schedule change is coming, not the morning it happens if we can help it. If a substitute caregiver is needed, we brief them on your parent's routine and Parkinson's-specific needs before they arrive. We understand that continuity matters a great deal when someone has Parkinson's, so we work hard to keep substitutions rare and to make sure any sub already has experience with the disease. You won't be left scrambling.
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