Post-Hospital Care in Westerly, 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 mom came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital on a Tuesday, and by Thursday you realized she wasn’t taking her medications on time, the house was too quiet, and you were calling her three times a day just to make sure she hadn’t fallen. That feeling of not knowing if she’s really okay, even though she’s right there in Westerly, is exactly why Post-Hospital Care exists.
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Your mom came home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital on a Tuesday, and by Thursday you realized she wasn’t taking her medications on time, the house was too quiet, and you were calling her three times a day just to make sure she hadn’t fallen. That feeling of not knowing if she’s really okay, even though she’s right there in Westerly, is exactly why Post-Hospital Care exists.
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Post-Hospital Care is support designed for the days and weeks right after someone comes home from the hospital. It’s not nursing in the clinical sense, it’s the presence and attention that keeps discharge from feeling like drowning. We help with medication timing, watch for falls, make sure follow-up appointments actually happen, and catch small problems before they become big ones.
On a typical day, your caregiver checks in on medications, helps with basic tasks around the house, makes sure meals are being eaten, and watches for signs that something isn’t right. They’re there to listen, to notice changes, and to know when to call the doctor. Many families tell us they finally sleep through the night knowing someone is paying attention.
If you’re in Westerly or nearby, you already know that Lawrence + Memorial Hospital moves people through discharge quickly, which is good, but it also means families feel unprepared. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand exactly what doctors are worried about in those first weeks home, and we build our support around preventing those specific problems. Being local to New London County, we know the hospital’s discharge process and we coordinate with your care team from day one.
Our founders are nurses who saw families sent home unprepared, medications mixed up, and preventable falls happen in the first two weeks. We understand hospital discharge anxiety because we’ve watched it unfold and wanted to fix it. Post-Hospital Care is built on what actually works.
A good caregiver for Post-Hospital Care is different from a general home aide. We look for people who are detail-oriented about medication timing, trained to watch for fall risks, and experienced in the specific anxieties families face. Your match gets a full briefing about your parent’s discharge plan before the first day.
Post-Hospital Care needs flexibility. If your parent’s health changes, if a medication is causing problems, or if you need coverage on short notice, you reach a real person. We adjust caregiving as your parent heals and gains confidence at home.
We’re local to New London County and familiar with how Lawrence + Memorial Hospital prepares discharge paperwork, what their care coordinators typically flag, and which follow-up appointments matter most. That familiarity means we’re coordinated from the start.
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 Westerly 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 at a set time to check medication, help with any physical needs, prepare meals, and observe how your parent is moving and feeling. They're watching for signs of infection, bleeding, confusion, falls, or medication side effects. They help ensure follow-up appointments are marked in the calendar and transportation is arranged. If something feels off, they know when to call the doctor and what information to report. Most families see their caregiver for a few hours several days a week, though we adjust based on what you need.
We can often start the same day or next day if you call us before discharge. The earlier we connect, the better, because we can coordinate with the hospital's discharge team and have a caregiver ready to go. If discharge happens on a weekend or you realize afterward that you need support, call us immediately. We've matched caregivers within 24 hours of a call, and we know Westerly families are often desperate for help those first days home.
Post-Hospital Care is private pay, which means you pay directly instead of billing insurance. That's actually an advantage because there are no restrictions on how long we can be there or what tasks we help with. Many families find the cost is worth the peace of mind, especially in those crucial first weeks. If your parent qualifies for Medicaid or Veterans benefits, those may apply, so let's talk about your specific situation.
Home health aides are typically sent by an agency after a doctor orders skilled nursing care, and they focus on physical assistance and activities of daily living. Post-Hospital Care is support you arrange independently, and it emphasizes watching for complications, managing medications, preventing falls, and ensuring follow-up happens. You can have both at the same time. Post-Hospital Care is about the family feeling informed and safe, not just getting physical help with bathing or dressing.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's health history, medications, concerns, and personality. Then we match someone with experience in Post-Hospital Care who fits your family. If it's not working after a few days, we can adjust or find a different caregiver. You're not locked in, and we want the relationship to feel right because that trust matters when someone is vulnerable at home.
We maintain a backup pool of caregivers trained in Post-Hospital Care, so coverage is available. We notify you as soon as we know there's a change and confirm the backup caregiver's details. If you prefer we don't use a substitute on a given day, we discuss that. Our goal is reliability because families are counting on that consistency when they're nervous about discharge.
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