Post-Hospital Care in Stonington, 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 dad came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital on a Tuesday, and by Thursday morning you realized he hadn’t taken his blood pressure medication the night before. The discharge papers were in three different places, nobody told you he couldn’t do stairs safely yet, and you live forty minutes away in Groton. That’s the moment most Stonington families call us.
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Your dad came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital on a Tuesday, and by Thursday morning you realized he hadn’t taken his blood pressure medication the night before. The discharge papers were in three different places, nobody told you he couldn’t do stairs safely yet, and you live forty minutes away in Groton. That’s the moment most Stonington families call us.
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Post-Hospital Care is nursing support that starts the moment your family member leaves the hospital and continues through the adjustment period at home. It’s not ongoing medical care. It’s the bridge between hospital protocol and your regular routine, when things are still unpredictable and the risk of a setback is highest.
On any given day, you might have someone there to help with medication timing, to watch for signs of infection or pain that shouldn’t be ignored, to make sure meals and fluids are happening, to spot fall hazards before they become falls, and to help you understand what the discharge papers actually mean. It’s also someone to attend follow-up appointments with you, to write down what the doctor said, and to notice if your parent is improving or sliding backward.
If your family member was discharged from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, we already know their discharge process. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand the gap between hospital oversight and home reality, and we’ve built this service around what actually prevents complications. We work with Stonington families across all neighborhoods, and we know the local landscape.
Our founder was an RN who watched families leave hospitals overwhelmed, scared, and unsure what to do if something went wrong. That experience shaped everything we do. We know the falls risk is highest in the first two weeks home, that medication errors happen when nobody’s paying attention, and that families aren’t ready even when hospitals say they are.
You get a detailed conversation about your parent’s specific needs, personality, and what went wrong in the hospital. We don’t just send whoever is available. When things change, we answer the phone and help you figure out next steps, even if it’s 11 p.m.
Post-Hospital Care means someone experienced is there to notice what you might miss, to handle the details you’re too tired to track, and to give you a real picture of how recovery is going. That takes pressure off you and your family.
We work with New London County families every week and understand exactly how Lawrence + Memorial Hospital sends people home. We know what those discharge instructions mean in practice, and we know what questions to ask when something doesn’t feel right.
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 Stonington 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 arrives and checks in on pain, swelling, appetite, sleep, and mood. They help with medications and timing, make sure meals happen, assist with bathing or dressing if needed, and watch for warning signs like fever, confusion, or shortness of breath. They also help you keep track of follow-up appointments and report back on how your family member is really doing, not just what they tell you on the phone.
We aim for same-day or next-day placement if you call while your family member is still in the hospital or on discharge day. The faster we start, the safer those first days are. If you're calling a few days after discharge, we can still help, especially if there are concerns about missed medications or falls. Call us as soon as you know discharge is happening.
Post-Hospital Care is private pay. Medicare covers skilled nursing or home health aide services, but those have different eligibility requirements and don't always cover what families need during this transition. We work with many families who have insurance but choose private pay Post-Hospital Care because the timing, availability, and continuity matter more than the cost of a few weeks of support.
Home health aides provide personal care assistance (bathing, dressing, mobility) and are often covered by Medicare if a skilled need is documented. Post-Hospital Care is more about the transition itself, the early-warning signs, medication management, and bridging the gap between hospital and home. Many families use both, or start with Post-Hospital Care and adjust from there based on what's actually needed.
Yes. We listen to what happened in the hospital, what you're most worried about, what your parent's personality is like, and what your family's schedule looks like. We match carefully, not just for skills but for fit. We work across all areas of Stonington and the surrounding towns, and we get to know the families we serve.
We maintain backup coverage for Post-Hospital Care situations because consistency matters, but we also understand that life happens. If your regular caregiver is out, we either send a trained backup from our team or we give you a heads-up and honest timeline. We don't leave you hanging during those critical early weeks.
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