Parkinson’s Care in Torrington, 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 Charlotte Hungerford Hospital after your dad’s follow-up appointment, and the neurologist said the words you’d been half-expecting but weren’t ready for. The tremors aren’t going away, the falls are going to keep happening, and something needs to change at the house on the West Side before the next one. You drove back down Route 4 trying to figure out what that actually means and who you’re supposed to call.
Parkinson’s doesn’t move in a straight line. Some days are manageable. Some days the medications are off and your parent can barely get out of the chair safely. What families in Torrington usually need isn’t a facility, at least not yet. They need someone reliable at home who actually understands what Parkinson’s looks like from morning to night.
That’s what we do. Private Duty Aides is a nurse-founded agency serving Torrington and Litchfield County, and we can help you figure out the right kind of care without pressuring you into more than you need.
Parkinson’s Care at home centers on the practical, physical realities of the disease. That means help with morning routines when stiffness and tremors make getting dressed or shaving take twice as long. It means steady assistance walking to the bathroom, getting up from a chair, and navigating stairs safely. It means being present during meals when swallowing can be difficult and spills are frustrating. The goal is keeping your parent safe, comfortable, and in control of their own home.
Medication timing is one of the most important parts of this care. With Parkinson’s, the window between doses matters. A caregiver who understands that will prompt your parent at the right times, keep a log, and flag anything that seems off. Families in Torrington often reach out to us right after a discharge from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, when the hospital team has stabilized something but the home environment still hasn’t caught up. We work well in that transition, stepping in quickly so nothing falls through the gap between hospital and home.
Depending on where your parent lives, whether that’s East Side, Torringford, or closer to Downtown, the setup in their house will shape the care plan. We pay attention to the actual environment, not just a checklist. Because we’re nurse-founded, the people running this agency have stood at bedsides and seen what Parkinson’s demands up close. That background shapes how we train our caregivers, what we watch for, and how we talk with families.
Nurse-founded, not just nurse-advised
Our agency was founded by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families managing tremors, fall risk, medication timing, and mobility decline actually need at home. That experience is baked into how we operate, not just listed on an about page.
Caregivers matched to Parkinson’s specifically
We don’t send a general aide and hope for the best. We brief every caregiver on your parent’s stage, their specific symptoms, and what to watch for. Experience with Parkinson’s is a real factor in who we assign.
You can actually reach us
When something changes with your parent’s Parkinson’s, you shouldn’t have to leave a voicemail and wait. We answer, and when we say we’ll follow up, we do. Families here have told us that alone made a difference.
We know Torrington and Litchfield County
We understand the discharge process at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, the geography of the county, and the kind of families who live here. We’re not a distant call center. We serve this area and we know it.
How it works
You tell us what’s going on. No forms, no intake packets, no pressure. We listen to your situation and ask the questions that actually matter for Parkinson’s Care specifically.
We don’t assign whoever is available. For Parkinson’s Care, we match based on experience with the disease, comfort with fall prevention and mobility assistance, and personality fit with your parent.
Often same day for families in Torrington who are in an urgent situation. If your parent just came home from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and you need someone there now, tell us that.
Parkinson’s changes. We do regular check-ins so you always know how things are going, and if something shifts we hear about it quickly and adjust the care.
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 centers on the times that are hardest. Mornings usually need the most help because stiffness and tremors are often worst then, so the caregiver assists with getting up, bathing, dressing, and breakfast. Throughout the day there's help with moving around safely, medication reminders at the right times, light housekeeping, and just being present in case of a fall. In the evening, the caregiver helps with the wind-down routine and makes sure your parent is safely settled before leaving. The specific schedule gets shaped around how your parent's symptoms actually run, not a generic template.
In most cases we can have someone in place within 48 hours of your first call, and for urgent post-discharge situations in Torrington we often arrange same-day or next-morning starts. The key is calling us as early as possible in the discharge planning process, even if the date isn't confirmed yet. Charlotte Hungerford's discharge team can tell you what medical equipment is coming home, and we work around that information. The sooner we know, the faster we can move.
We're a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or most insurance plans. Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy visits under specific conditions, but it does not cover ongoing non-medical home care of the kind 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 transparent about costs from the very first conversation, so there are no surprises.
A home health aide sent through a Medicare-certified agency typically visits for short, focused windows to perform specific skilled tasks, and those visits end when the Medicare benefit period closes. Our Parkinson's Care caregivers provide ongoing, non-medical support across longer shifts, staying as long as your parent needs them and coming back consistently. The continuity matters with Parkinson's because a caregiver who knows your parent's baseline can notice when something is off. It's a different kind of relationship, built for long-term support rather than short-term recovery.
Yes, and we take that seriously. When you call, we ask real questions about your parent's personality, their daily habits, what makes them comfortable, and what would drive them up the wall. We also ask about their specific Parkinson's symptoms and stage so we can match experience accordingly. If the first match doesn't click, we work to find someone better. The relationship between a person with Parkinson's and their caregiver matters a lot, and we don't treat a bad fit as your problem to manage.
We handle coverage on our end. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we find a qualified substitute and let you know before the shift, not the morning of. Whoever fills in is briefed on your parent's Parkinson's specifics so they're not walking in cold. We don't put you in the position of scrambling to find someone yourself. That's part of what you're paying for when you work with an agency rather than hiring independently.
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Private Duty Aides — Torrington, CT
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