Parkinson’s Care in Thomaston, 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 Thanksgiving table this year, right there in the house on Reynolds Bridge Road your dad has lived in for thirty years. His hands were trembling so much he couldn’t get the fork steady, and he looked away like he didn’t want anyone to see. You kept the conversation going, but something shifted in you that afternoon. By the time you drove back down Route 6 toward home, you knew things had changed in a way that wasn’t going to reverse itself.
Parkinson’s moves at its own pace, and it doesn’t ask your family’s permission. Some days your parent moves well and feels like themselves. Other days a small stumble or a missed dose of medication can snowball into something much more serious. Having someone reliable in the home, trained for exactly this, makes a real difference in how those days go.
We’re Private Duty Aides, a nurse-founded home care agency serving families throughout Litchfield County. We can talk through your situation today and have care in place quickly, without a stack of paperwork standing in the way.
Parkinson’s Care at home means having someone there who understands the disease, not just someone who shows up. Our caregivers help with the physical realities: steadying a person who freezes mid-step, assisting with bathing and dressing when motor control makes those things dangerous alone, and watching for the subtle signs that a medication window was missed. They’re trained to move at the person’s pace, not rush them, because rushing someone with Parkinson’s leads to falls.
On a typical day in Thomaston, a caregiver might arrive in the morning to help with getting up and dressed safely, prepare meals with the right textures and portions, manage a medication log, and provide company through the harder afternoon hours when fatigue and symptom fluctuation tend to peak. If your parent has recently been discharged from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital after a fall or a neurological event, we can step in immediately to bridge that gap between hospital and stable home life. Families in all parts of Thomaston, from the neighborhoods near the town green to the quieter roads off Route 109, rely on us to keep that transition from becoming a crisis.
Because we were founded by a working nurse, our caregivers are briefed on what Parkinson’s actually looks like day to day, including how symptoms change over time and when to flag something to the family or a physician. That clinical background shapes how we train, how we match, and how we communicate with you throughout care.
Nurse-founded. This agency was started by a working nurse who spent years watching families navigate tremors, falls, medication schedules, and the slow loss of independence at home. She built this service around what those families actually needed, not around what was easiest to staff.
Matched for Parkinson’s, not just availability. We don’t assign whoever is free. We take the time to understand where your parent is in the disease, what their daily challenges are, and which caregiver has the right experience and temperament to be genuinely useful in that home.
We answer when you call. Parkinson’s doesn’t follow a schedule, and neither do the moments when families need to reach someone. When something changes, you’re not leaving voicemails or waiting for a callback the next business day.
We know this area. We’re familiar with Litchfield County, with Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s discharge process, and with the kind of rural and small-town geography that affects how care works day to day in Thomaston. That context matters when we’re planning coverage.
How it works
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 depends on what stage the person is in and what their specific challenges are, but it usually involves help getting up and dressed safely, meal preparation, medication reminders, and mobility assistance throughout the day. Our caregivers watch for freezing episodes, assist with transfers, and keep track of any changes in symptoms or behavior. They also provide real company, because isolation makes Parkinson's harder to manage. The goal is a day that feels as normal and safe as possible.
We can typically start care within 48 hours of your call, and for families dealing with a post-discharge situation, we do everything we can to move same-day. The period right after leaving Charlotte Hungerford is one of the highest-risk windows for someone with Parkinson's, especially if a fall or a neurological event was the reason for the hospitalization. Call us as early as you know a discharge is coming and we'll be ready when your parent gets home.
We're a private-pay agency, so Medicare and most standard insurance plans don't apply to our services. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth checking your parent's policy if they have one. We're straightforward about cost from the first conversation, and we'll give you clear numbers before anything is decided. We know that's an important part of the decision.
A home health aide is typically ordered by a doctor, covers skilled or medical tasks, and is often time-limited through Medicare or insurance. Our Parkinson's Care is non-medical but built specifically around the daily realities of living with this disease, like fall prevention, medication tracking, mobility support, and consistent presence. We don't prescribe or treat, but we're there for the hours that make the biggest difference in how safe and well your parent is day to day. Many families use both at different stages.
Yes, and we take that seriously. Parkinson's is a long-term situation, so the relationship between your parent and their caregiver matters a lot. Before we place anyone, we talk with you about your parent's personality, routines, and what a good day looks like for them. We match based on experience with Parkinson's specifically, temperament, and availability in Thomaston. If the first match isn't right, we adjust.
We maintain backup coverage so that a sick day or personal emergency on our end doesn't leave your parent without help. When a substitute is needed, we brief them on your parent's Parkinson's specifics before they walk in the door, because showing up uninformed isn't acceptable for a disease that requires this kind of consistency. You'll know in advance when a substitution is happening. We don't disappear when things get complicated.
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Private Duty Aides — Thomaston, CT
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