Respite Care in Salem, CT
Short-term relief for family caregivers, scheduled breaks so you can rest, work, or travel.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You’re driving home from Lawrence + Memorial after visiting your dad again, and your shoulders won’t relax. Your sister mentioned at Thanksgiving that you look tired. The truth is you haven’t had a day to yourself in eight months. Respite Care means someone trained comes to your home in Salem so you can actually step away, and no one has to feel guilty about it.
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You’re driving home from Lawrence + Memorial after visiting your dad again, and your shoulders won’t relax. Your sister mentioned at Thanksgiving that you look tired. The truth is you haven’t had a day to yourself in eight months. Respite Care means someone trained comes to your home in Salem so you can actually step away, and no one has to feel guilty about it.
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Respite Care is time off for you. A trained caregiver comes to your home in Salem and takes over so you can rest, run errands, sleep past 6 a.m., or just sit quietly for a few hours. You’re not abandoning your family member, and they’re not alone. Someone reliable is there, and you’re actually off duty.
On a typical day, your caregiver handles the things that wear you out: helping with meals, reminders about medications, light tidying, company during the afternoon slump, getting your family member ready for bed. Some families use Respite Care for a few hours once a week. Others need it for a full day or overnight. It’s built around what you actually need.
Many Salem families come to us right after a discharge from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, when everything feels urgent and you’re doing it all alone. Because we’re nurse-founded, we understand what your family member needs and what you need even more: permission to step back without worry. We’ve been the ones doing the caring, so we know what burnout looks like from the inside.
Our founder spent years as a nurse watching family members run themselves into the ground. You don’t have to choose between caring for your parent and caring for yourself. Respite Care exists so you can do both.
We don’t just send someone. We listen to what your family member is like, what routines matter, what worries you most. Then we match a caregiver who fits and we brief them fully so you can actually relax.
If something changes, if you need more hours, if your family member isn’t settling with their caregiver, you call and we listen. We’re not a service that disappears after you book.
We know Salem. We know the discharge process at Lawrence + Memorial. We know the rhythm of life in East Lyme, Montville, Waterford, and the surrounding towns. That local knowledge matters when your family member needs care they can trust.
How it works
We listen to your situation. No forms, no pressure, no sales pitch.
For Respite Care specifically, not just whoever is available that week.
Often same day for urgent Salem families who need respite 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
Meals, medication reminders, conversation, help getting ready for the day or winding down at night, light housekeeping, and your caregiver watching out for anything unusual. You set the priorities. Some families want structured activity; others want the caregiver to keep their family member company while they nap. It's flexible because you know what your family member responds to best.
Often within a week. We get the discharge summary, talk to you about what your family member needs, and match a caregiver. If it's urgent, we move faster. If you want to wait a few weeks and line it up, we can do that too. The timeline is yours.
Respite Care is private pay in Connecticut. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover it. We're honest about the cost upfront because you deserve to know what you're investing in. Many families start with a few hours a week and adjust from there as their budget allows.
Home health aides are typically ordered by a doctor and covered by insurance for specific medical tasks. Respite Care is about giving you a break. Your caregiver is trained and reliable, but the focus is on you getting rest and your family member having good company. It's simpler and doesn't require a doctor's order.
Yes. We listen to what your parent is like, what they respond to, whether they prefer quiet mornings or activity, what they talk about, what makes them feel safe. Then we find a caregiver who fits that picture. It's not random assignment.
We call you right away and line up a backup. You'll have met them before if possible, or we brief them fully on your family member and what matters. We don't leave you hanging.
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