Stroke Recovery Care in East Lyme, CT
Non-medical in-home care after a stroke — homemaker-companion support during rehab and recovery at home.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You got the call from Lawrence + Memorial, and within a few days your parent was home. The discharge papers were dense, the visiting nurse came once, and then the house went quiet. Now you’re watching them struggle to grip a cup or find a word, and you’re realizing that what they need each day is more than any family member can reasonably provide alone. That’s exactly when families in East Lyme reach out to us.
Post-stroke recovery at home is hard. The person coming back to the house on Flanders Road or near Niantic Bay isn’t quite the same person who left, and that takes time to absorb, for them and for you. We work alongside families to fill in the real gaps: mobility help, daily routines, communication support, and steady presence when you can’t be there.
Stroke Recovery Care is hands-on support for the period after a stroke when the medical team has stepped back but the real work of getting stronger is still happening inside your parent’s home. That means helping with transfers and walking, prompting exercises the occupational or physical therapist prescribed, assisting with dressing and bathing when one side of the body isn’t cooperating, and being patient when words come slowly. It’s presence with purpose.
When someone comes home from Lawrence + Memorial after a stroke, the first weeks are often the most disorienting. Routines that were automatic now take planning. A caregiver who understands post-stroke patterns, who knows to allow extra time and not finish sentences, makes a real difference. Many East Lyme families we work with initially need a few hours a day, and some need full-day or overnight coverage while the recovery process is still unpredictable.
We also pay close attention to family overwhelm, because it’s real. Adult children who live close by often carry the weight of every appointment, every medication reminder, every worried check-in. Our caregivers take on the daily structure so that when you visit, you can actually be present rather than just managing logistics. Across all areas of East Lyme, from the Niantic village center to quieter roads near the Nehantic State Forest, we build schedules around what your family actually needs.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, and that matters here specifically. Our founder understood firsthand how post-stroke care can fall through the gaps between medical visits, and she built our training and matching process to address exactly that.
Nurse-founded
Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw directly what families navigating post-stroke at home, mobility loss, speech recovery, and rehab transitions actually needed. That experience shapes every part of how we work.
Built around this service
We brief every caregiver on the specifics of your parent’s stroke before the first visit. We match on experience, not just schedule. And we understand that stroke recovery at home is different from general home care.
We stay reachable
When something shifts during stroke recovery, whether that’s a new symptom, a change in mood, or a scheduling need, you call us and someone answers. We don’t leave families managing problems through a portal.
Local to East Lyme
We know New London County, we understand the discharge process at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, and we work regularly with families throughout East Lyme. The logistics here aren’t new to us.
How it works
You tell us what’s happening. No intake forms, no pressure, no sales pitch. We listen to where your parent is in recovery and what your family is managing right now.
For Stroke Recovery Care specifically, we look at experience with mobility assistance, communication patience, and the right temperament for your parent’s personality. Availability alone isn’t enough.
Often the same day for East Lyme families coming directly from a hospital discharge. We know post-stroke situations don’t wait, and we don’t make you wait either.
We stay in regular contact with you, not just your caregiver. If something changes in the recovery or at home, you reach us directly and we adjust quickly.
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 typical day looks different depending on where your parent is in recovery, but generally it includes help with morning routines like getting out of bed, dressing, and bathing, especially when one side has weakness. Throughout the day, a caregiver will assist with meals, prompt prescribed exercises, support safe movement around the house, and provide steady company. If your parent is working on speech, a good caregiver gives them time and doesn't rush. We tailor the schedule to what the person actually needs rather than a fixed checklist.
We can often start the same day a family calls, and almost always within 48 hours. When someone is coming home directly from Lawrence + Memorial, we know there's urgency, and we treat it that way. We'll work around the discharge timeline so there's no gap between when your parent arrives home and when support is in place. Call us as soon as you have a discharge date, even if it's uncertain.
We are a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance directly. Medicare may cover some skilled nursing or therapy visits through a home health agency, but it doesn't cover ongoing personal care or companion support, which is most of what families need day to day. We're transparent about our rates upfront so there are no surprises. Some families use long-term care insurance policies that reimburse for private home care, and we can provide documentation to help with that process.
A home health aide through a Medicare-covered agency typically provides short visits focused on clinical tasks, often only a few times per week, and is tied to a specific treatment plan signed off by a physician. Our caregivers provide non-medical support for as many hours as your family needs, including help with daily routines, mobility, meals, and companionship. The two can work alongside each other, and often do in the early weeks of recovery. Our role is to fill the hours that the clinical team doesn't cover.
Yes, and this is something we take seriously. We ask real questions before we match: what your parent was like before the stroke, how they respond to being helped, whether they're frustrated or frightened, what communication looks like now. Personality fit matters, especially in stroke recovery where trust and patience are central to how the relationship works. If a match isn't right, we'll make a change. We'd rather get it right than have your parent stuck with someone who isn't a good fit.
We maintain coverage. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we contact you directly and provide a substitute rather than leaving a gap. We introduce backup caregivers to your parent when possible so the face isn't completely new. You won't be left to figure it out on your own or scramble for coverage. Reliable scheduling is part of what you're paying for, and we hold ourselves to that.
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Private Duty Aides — East Lyme, CT
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