Veteran Home Care in Somers, CT
Non-medical home care for Connecticut veterans — homemaker-companion services tailored to aging veterans living at home.
No sales pressure. We'll tell you straight if we're not a fit.
You were going through paperwork after your father’s last appointment at Rockville General Hospital when you found the stack of unopened VA letters on his kitchen counter, right next to the Somers Senior Center calendar he hadn’t touched in months. You didn’t know if he’d missed deadlines, if he was getting the benefits he was owed, or if he even understood what was in those envelopes. What you knew was that he needed more support at home than he was willing to ask for.
That moment is why families in Somers call us. We work with veterans and their families to bring consistent, respectful in-home support that keeps your parent where they want to be. We also help you sort through what VA benefits might offset costs, so you’re not guessing alone.
Getting started is a single phone call. No intake forms before you’re ready, no pressure to commit before you understand your options.
Veteran home care is non-medical support designed specifically around the needs of older veterans and their families. On a day-to-day level, that means help with bathing, dressing, meals, and moving around the home safely. It also means consistent companionship from someone who understands that a veteran’s sense of independence is central to their dignity, not just a preference to work around.
Many families in Somers reach out after a discharge from Rockville General Hospital, when their parent is back home but not quite steady. We step in during that gap, providing the kind of hands-on support that prevents another fall or another trip back to the emergency room. Across all areas of Somers, families use our services for everything from a few hours each morning to full daily coverage, depending on what’s actually needed.
We also help families understand whether VA Aid and Attendance benefits or other veteran-specific programs could help cover private care costs. We don’t file claims on your behalf, but we explain what exists and point you toward the right resources so you’re not navigating it blind.
Private Duty Aides was founded by a working nurse, and that background shapes how we approach veteran care specifically. Our founder understands what discharge instructions don’t cover, what caregivers should watch for, and how to communicate clearly with families who are stretched thin.
Nurse-founded, and it shows. Private Duty Aides was started by a working nurse who saw firsthand what families caring for veterans actually needed: someone who understood independence, dignity, and the specific gaps that medical appointments and VA paperwork don’t fill. That perspective runs through every part of how we work.
Veteran-specific approach to matching and care. We brief our caregivers on each client’s background before they walk through the door. For veterans, tone, approach, and respect for boundaries matter enormously. We take that seriously rather than treating every client the same way.
We stay reachable when things change. Veteran care situations shift. A new medication, a harder week, a discharge that comes faster than expected. When something comes up, you call us directly and you get a real answer from someone who knows your family’s situation.
We know Somers and Tolland County. That includes the discharge process at Rockville General Hospital, the geography of getting a caregiver to your parent’s home reliably, and the kind of families in this county who are balancing work, distance, and care at the same time.
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 might include help getting up and dressed in the morning, preparing and eating breakfast, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and companionship throughout the day. For veterans who are more physically independent, the focus often shifts toward conversation, structure, and someone checking in consistently. We build the schedule around what your parent actually needs rather than a fixed package.
In most cases we can start care within 48 hours of your call, and often the same day when the situation is urgent. If you know a discharge from Rockville General is coming, calling us before your parent leaves the hospital gives us time to have a caregiver matched and ready when they walk through the door at home. We'd rather be overprepared than leave your family scrambling.
We are a private-pay agency, so our services are not billed through Medicare or standard health insurance. Some veterans, though, may qualify for VA Aid and Attendance benefits, which is a pension supplement specifically intended to help cover the cost of in-home care. We can point you toward where to learn more about that program, even though we don't process VA claims ourselves. Long-term care insurance policies sometimes also cover private home care, so it's worth reviewing any existing policy your parent holds.
A home health aide is typically a medical role, ordered by a doctor and focused on clinical tasks like wound care or physical therapy under a licensed provider's supervision. Our veteran home care is non-medical support: help with daily living, personal care, companionship, and maintaining independence at home. The two can work side by side. Families often have a home health aide visiting a few times a week for medical needs while we provide daily non-medical support in between.
Yes, and for veteran care specifically this matters a lot. Before we place anyone, we have a real conversation with you about your parent's history, their temperament, what they'll accept help with, and what will make them dig in. We use that to select a caregiver who is likely to actually connect with your parent rather than just show up on schedule. If the first match doesn't feel right, we'll make a change without making it into a difficult process.
We have backup coverage in place so your parent isn't left without support when something comes up. You'll hear from us directly rather than finding out at the last minute. When a substitute caregiver steps in, we brief them on your parent's routine and preferences so the day doesn't feel completely disrupted. Consistency matters to us, and we work hard to keep the same people in place as much as possible.
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Private Duty Aides — Somers, CT
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