Stroke Recovery Care in Franklin, 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.
The discharge papers from William W. Backus Hospital said your parent was medically stable, but when you pulled up to the house off Route 32 and watched them try to navigate the front steps, stable felt like a generous word. One side of their body wasn’t cooperating the way it used to, they struggled to find the words they wanted, and you could see in their eyes that they were scared and trying not to show it. You drove home that night knowing someone needed to be there every morning, and knowing that someone probably couldn’t be you, not full time, not without losing everything else.
That’s exactly where we come in. Private Duty Aides provides stroke recovery care at home in Franklin for families in exactly this moment. We’re not a staffing agency dropping off whoever’s available. We match caregivers to your parent’s specific situation, their physical needs, their pace, and their personality, so that the first week at home actually goes the way it needs to go.
Stroke recovery care at home is not physical therapy and it’s not nursing, but it fills the space in between that most families don’t realize exists. A caregiver comes to your parent’s home in Franklin and handles the day-to-day tasks that are suddenly difficult or unsafe: getting in and out of bed, dressing, bathing, preparing meals, moving through the house without falling. They’re also there for the quieter work, sitting with your parent during speech exercises, providing steady encouragement without pushing too hard, and keeping the household running so your parent can focus their energy on getting stronger.
Many of the families we work with have a parent coming home directly after a stay at William W. Backus Hospital. The transition from rehab to a Franklin home can be jarring. The hospital had routines, equipment, and staff on hand at all hours. Home has none of that. Our caregivers help bridge that gap, following any discharge instructions, tracking how your parent is moving and communicating, and flagging anything that seems like it’s going in the wrong direction so you can act before it becomes a crisis.
Day to day, this might look like a caregiver arriving each morning to help your parent get up safely, prepare breakfast, and work through a short routine of movements recommended by their therapist. It might mean afternoon companionship, light housekeeping, or transportation to a follow-up appointment. Every situation is different, and we adjust the plan as your parent’s condition changes. Because Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, our approach to stroke recovery care is grounded in clinical understanding, so caregivers are briefed on what to watch for, not just what to do.
Nurse-founded, and it shows. Our agency was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families managing post-stroke recovery at home actually needed. That means caregivers are briefed on clinical realities, not just basic tasks. When mobility loss or speech difficulty is involved, that grounding matters.
Built around this specific service. Our matching process for stroke recovery care looks at your parent’s deficits, temperament, and pace. We’ve worked with families navigating family overwhelm after a parent comes home from rehab, and we know what a good fit looks like versus a frustrating one.
We pick up the phone. When something changes, you shouldn’t have to leave a voicemail and hope. We stay reachable because stroke recovery doesn’t follow a 9-to-5 schedule, and neither do the concerns that come with it.
We know Franklin and New London County. We understand the discharge process at William W. Backus Hospital, the roads and distances in this part of Connecticut, and the particular way rural towns like Franklin make it harder to find consistent, trustworthy help nearby.
How it works
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 depends on where your parent is in their recovery, but it usually starts with a caregiver helping them get up, dressed, and through their morning routine safely. From there it might include meal preparation, light mobility support, help with exercises their therapist has assigned, and companionship throughout the day. We build the schedule around your parent's pace, not a standardized checklist, and we adjust it as they get stronger or if new challenges come up.
For most Franklin families, we can have care in place within 48 hours of your first call. When a discharge from William W. Backus Hospital comes with little notice, we do everything we can to get a caregiver in place the same day or the next morning. Call us as soon as you know discharge is coming, even if the date isn't confirmed yet. The earlier we know, the better we can prepare.
Private Duty Aides is a private-pay agency, which means we don't bill Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance. Medicare may cover skilled nursing or physical therapy visits at home through a different provider, but the kind of daily non-medical support we provide is not something Medicare covers. We're upfront about this because we think you deserve a clear answer before you make any decisions.
A home health aide is typically a credentialed worker sent by a Medicare-certified agency to perform specific skilled tasks, often on a limited schedule tied to what insurance will cover. Our caregivers provide non-medical support, which is broader and more flexible. They can be there as many hours as you need, focused on your parent's comfort, routine, and safety at home, not on what a billing code allows. For post-stroke families, that flexibility is usually exactly what's needed.
Yes, and we take this seriously. When you call, we ask questions about your parent beyond just their physical needs. We want to know what they were like before the stroke, what frustrates them, what makes them feel respected, and whether they prefer someone who talks a lot or someone quieter. A mismatch in personality can undermine even technically good care. Getting the fit right is a core part of how we work, not an afterthought.
We maintain backup coverage for exactly this reason. If your regular caregiver is sick or has an emergency, we don't leave you scrambling. We contact you, explain the situation, and get a replacement in place as quickly as possible. For stroke recovery care especially, consistency matters, so we brief any backup caregiver on your parent's routine, needs, and preferences before they arrive.
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Private Duty Aides — Franklin, CT
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