Parkinson’s Care in Weston, 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 Lachat Town Farm fall festival last October. Your father’s handwriting on the registration form was almost unreadable, and when he reached for a pen it took three tries to grip it. He laughed it off, said his hand was cold. You didn’t push. Then his neurologist in Norwalk called you directly after his appointment and said the tremors had progressed more than she expected, and that daily support at home wasn’t optional anymore. That call changed things for your family.
Parkinson’s doesn’t follow a schedule, and it doesn’t get easier to manage from a distance. We work with families in Weston whose parents are still at home and still want to be, but who need real, consistent help with the things the disease is taking away one by one. We’re here for exactly that.
Parkinson’s Care is hands-on, non-medical support that runs alongside what a neurologist or physical therapist prescribes. Our aides help with the things that get harder as the disease progresses: moving safely from room to room, getting dressed without a fall, eating meals when hand tremors make utensils a real challenge, and staying on a medication schedule that can’t slip. It’s not passive companionship. It’s active, physical, alert support.
Families in Weston typically call us when a parent has been managing on their own but something has shifted. Maybe the stairs became dangerous. Maybe the freezer is full of food they can’t prepare anymore. Maybe they came home from a neurology appointment at Norwalk Hospital with discharge instructions and no one to follow through on them. We step in wherever the gap is and we work around what your parent can still do independently, because that independence matters and we protect it where we can.
Day to day, that looks like morning routines that take longer than they used to, medication reminders timed to the prescription, steady hands when balance is off, and meals that actually get made and eaten. We also keep track of changes, because Parkinson’s shifts, and the family needs to know when something is different. That’s the real job.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, and for Parkinson’s Care that background makes a specific difference. Our aides are selected and briefed on the physical realities of the disease, not just given a general checklist, so when your parent has an off day or a new symptom shows up, the aide knows what to watch for and how to report it clearly.
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families dealing with tremors, falls, mobility decline, and unpredictable medication windows actually needed. The training and matching decisions we make reflect that, not a corporate checklist.
We brief aides on the disease before they start, not generally but specifically. How to assist with movement without undermining confidence. How to time support around medication peaks and troughs. What to watch for and when to call. This is different from generic home care.
Parkinson’s changes. An aide who worked well two months ago may need a different approach today. When you notice something, you should be able to call us and actually reach someone who can act on it. That’s how we operate.
We know how discharge works at Norwalk Hospital, we know how families in Weston are typically structured, and we know the roads, the rhythms, and the pace of care that works here. We’re not a national call center routing requests from somewhere else.
How it works
You tell us what’s going on with your parent, where things stand right now, and what you’re worried about. No forms, no intake paperwork before a real conversation. We listen first.
For Parkinson’s Care, the match matters more than the schedule. We look at your parent’s specific symptoms, their personality, their routines, and we find someone who fits, not just someone who’s available.
For most Weston families we can start within two days. When the situation is urgent, often after a hospital discharge or a fall, we work to get someone there the same day. We don’t make you wait.
You’re not handed off and forgotten. We check in regularly, we’re reachable when something changes, and we update the care approach as your parent’s needs shift. You’ll always know what’s happening.
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 includes help with the morning routine, which often takes longer now and carries a real fall risk around the bathroom and getting dressed. The aide assists with meals, manages medication reminders at the right times, and provides steady support for walking or moving between rooms. They also keep track of how your parent is doing physically and behaviorally, and they let you know if something seems different. The goal is to get through the day safely without taking away the things your parent can still do on their own.
In most cases we can have someone in place within 48 hours of your first call. If the discharge from Norwalk Hospital is coming up fast or already happened, call us immediately and tell us the timeline. We prioritize post-discharge situations because the first days back home are the highest-risk period, and we don't want a gap in coverage. Same-day starts are possible when the situation is urgent.
We're a private-pay agency, so we don't bill Medicare or insurance directly. Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy services when specific medical criteria are met, but it generally doesn't cover the ongoing daily home care support that Parkinson's families need long-term. Some long-term care insurance policies do cover private-pay home care, so it's worth reviewing your parent's policy if they have one. We're happy to give you documentation to submit to an insurer if that's helpful.
A home health aide typically comes in under a medical order for a specific, time-limited purpose, like wound care or physical therapy follow-up, and visits are usually short. Our Parkinson's Care aides provide consistent daily support focused on safety, mobility, daily routines, and medication reminders, which is the ongoing layer of help that the disease requires over years, not weeks. The two types of support can work alongside each other, and often do. We coordinate well with clinical providers when that's part of your parent's situation.
Yes, and for Parkinson's Care we take that seriously because the relationship matters for safety and for your parent's willingness to accept help. We ask about your parent's personality, their daily preferences, what they respond well to and what they push back against. We factor that into who we send, not just who has an opening in Weston. If the first match doesn't feel right, we talk about it and adjust. It's a process, not a one-time assignment.
We handle coverage. You won't be left scrambling to find someone on your own. When your regular aide is sick or unavailable, we arrange a substitute and we brief that person on your parent's specific situation before they arrive. We communicate with you directly so you know who's coming and when. For a parent with Parkinson's, consistency matters, so we do our best to maintain continuity and keep changes to a minimum.
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Private Duty Aides — Weston, CT
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