Post-Hospital Care in New London, CT
In-home support after a hospital discharge — medication reminders, meals, mobility help, and follow-up care for seniors returning home.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
Your parent came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital three days ago, and you’re already noticing things aren’t right. The stairs feel steeper. Pills are piling up by the kitchen sink. You’re texting your sibling at 2 a.m. because you can’t stop worrying about what happens when you’re not there. That feeling, that weight, is exactly why we exist.
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Your parent came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital three days ago, and you’re already noticing things aren’t right. The stairs feel steeper. Pills are piling up by the kitchen sink. You’re texting your sibling at 2 a.m. because you can’t stop worrying about what happens when you’re not there. That feeling, that weight, is exactly why we exist.
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Post-Hospital Care is support that starts right when your parent or family member leaves the hospital and continues through those first fragile weeks at home. It’s not medical nursing, but it’s the steady presence that helps someone actually recover instead of spiral back into crisis. A caregiver comes to your home, stays alert to how your family member is really doing, and catches the small problems before they become big ones.
On a typical day, you’ll see someone who helps with basic needs, medication reminders, gentle movement to prevent falls, and making sure follow-up appointments actually happen. They’ll notice if your parent isn’t eating, if they’re confused about which pills go when, or if they’re afraid to shower because of balance issues. They’re your eyes and ears when you can’t be there, and they know how to talk to doctors and hospital staff if something changes.
If your family member was discharged from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital here in New London, we know that process inside and out. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand hospital discharge anxiety the way someone who’s lived it does. We know what flags real problems versus normal adjustment, and we’re reachable when you need us most.
Our founder is a nurse. She watched families leave the hospital confused, scared, and not ready. Post-Hospital Care exists because she knows what the first week home actually looks like: the missed medication, the fall that wasn’t reported, the follow-up appointment that slipped through the cracks. We get it because we’ve lived it.
We don’t just send someone available. We listen to what your family actually needs, then match them with a caregiver who has experience with post-hospital situations. Before day one, we brief everyone on your parent’s discharge plan, the medications, the risks, and what you’re most worried about.
When Post-Hospital Care needs change, we’re still here. A medication question at dinner time. A fall that rattled everyone. A follow-up appointment that got confusing. You call us, and you get real support, not voicemail.
We know the Lawrence + Memorial Hospital discharge process, the neighborhoods around New London, and how to navigate care with local doctors and pharmacies. We’re not a franchise working from somewhere else. We’re here, and we know your community.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Post-Hospital Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent New London families who need post-hospital care now.
We stay in contact so you’re never left wondering how things are going.
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 caregiver comes to your home and helps with the basics, medication reminders, meals, light movement, and watching for signs that something's changing. They make sure your parent gets to follow-up appointments, help them understand discharge instructions, and keep you informed about how recovery is actually going. If something feels off, they call the doctor or alert you so you can decide next steps together. It's not skilled nursing, but it's the steady presence that prevents crisis.
We can often start within a day or two of discharge if you reach out quickly. The sooner we begin, the better, because the first week home is when most problems surface. If you're being discharged and know it's coming, call us before you leave the hospital so we can have someone ready. If it's urgent, we'll do our best to meet your timeline.
Post-Hospital Care is private pay, meaning you and your family arrange it directly with us. Medicare and most insurance cover skilled nursing or therapy if ordered by your doctor, but they don't cover the steady presence and support that Post-Hospital Care provides. We're honest about cost upfront, and we work with families to figure out what's possible for their situation.
Home health aides provide personal care under a doctor's medical order and are typically covered by insurance. Post-Hospital Care is private pay support focused on the specific anxiety and risks of the early discharge period, even if a doctor hasn't ordered formal home health. We're more flexible, we can start faster, and we're built around preventing the exact problems that send people back to the hospital.
Yes. We talk with you about what matters most, what your parent's concerns are, any mobility or cognitive issues, and what you're most worried about. Then we match someone with experience in those exact situations. We brief your caregiver on the discharge plan, the medications, the risks, and the goals before they ever walk in the door.
We line up backup coverage so there's no gap in support. We let you know as soon as possible, and we try to send someone familiar with your parent's situation. If continuity matters deeply, we build that into the plan from the start so your parent isn't adjusting to new faces during a vulnerable time.
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