Respite Care in Union, 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.
Your sister noticed something when she visited on Sunday, sitting with your mom in the kitchen near the Mashamoquet Brook Trail. She pulled you aside and said you looked tired in a way that scared her. That’s when you realized you haven’t had a full day to yourself in fourteen months, and asking for help felt like admitting you were failing.
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Your sister noticed something when she visited on Sunday, sitting with your mom in the kitchen near the Mashamoquet Brook Trail. She pulled you aside and said you looked tired in a way that scared her. That’s when you realized you haven’t had a full day to yourself in fourteen months, and asking for help felt like admitting you were failing.
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Respite care is scheduled time away from caregiving without the guilt. Someone trained and reliable comes to your home, knows your parent or family member, and handles everything you’ve been handling, so you can rest, run errands, spend time alone, or just breathe. You’re not leaving your loved one; you’re making sure you don’t burn out completely.
On a respite day, our caregiver arrives at the agreed time, helps with bathing or getting dressed, manages medications and meals, keeps your family member company, handles light housework, and stays alert to any changes. You get a text saying everything’s fine. You actually sleep, or sit without listening for a call. You come home and someone has done the work you do every single day.
Union families often call us after a parent comes home from Johnson Memorial Hospital, when discharge instructions pile up and a spouse or adult child realizes they’re being asked to do medical oversight alone. We’re nurse-founded, which means we understand what real care looks like and how quickly burnout happens when one person carries everything. That background shapes how we match and train our respite caregivers.
Our founder spent years in direct care and saw burnout destroy families from the inside. We don’t talk about caregiving in theory. We know what it costs you, and we built this service around the person who needs the break, not just the person being cared for.
We don’t send a rotation of different people. We listen to what your family member needs and who they’ll trust, then we brief your caregiver thoroughly so they’re walking in prepared. You’re not training someone. You’re trusting someone.
Caregiver gets sick. Your parent has a harder day. You call us. We keep real office hours and real phone lines, and we don’t treat schedule changes like an emergency every time. You’re already stressed. We don’t add to it.
We know Union, we know the area around Johnson Memorial Hospital, we understand the discharge process and the local doctor offices families work with. We’re not a national matching app. We’re neighbors.
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 Union 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
A respite caregiver arrives at a time you've agreed on and takes over the day. That includes helping with personal care if needed, preparing meals, giving medications, keeping your family member company or helping with activities they enjoy, doing dishes or light housework, and staying alert to any changes in mood or health. You set the priorities. Some families want the caregiver there while they're home but able to step away. Others want a full day completely off. We work around what you actually need.
We can often start within a few days if the need is clear and urgent. If your family member is coming home and you need someone to help right away, call us as soon as discharge is scheduled. We'll match a caregiver, get them briefed on any medical changes, and get them trained on your parent's specific routine. Hospital discharges are one of the times we move fastest because we know the pressure you're under.
Respite care is private pay in most cases. Medicare covers respite only in very limited situations tied to hospice care. We're transparent about cost upfront so there are no surprises. If your parent has long-term care insurance, some policies do cover respite, so it's worth checking their documents. We can help you figure out what options exist for your situation.
Home health aides are usually sent by medical agencies for recovery from illness or injury, often for a few weeks, and are covered by insurance or Medicare. Respite care is for ongoing support when a family member or spouse is the primary caregiver and simply needs regular breaks. You hire respite care because you need to rest, not because there's a medical event happening. The focus is on your burnout, not your parent's diagnosis.
Yes. We ask detailed questions about your parent's personality, routines, preferences, and any medical needs or behavioral patterns we should know about. Then we match someone whose experience and temperament fit. If it's not working after the first visit, we find someone else. This isn't a rotating service. We're trying to build a relationship that works.
We maintain backup coverage for regular clients so you're not left scrambling. If your caregiver calls in sick, we call you as soon as we know and offer a trained backup. If you need to adjust the schedule last minute, we work with you. We understand that life is unpredictable and you're already managing uncertainty. We try not to add to it.
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Private Duty Aides — Union, CT
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