Dementia care · Greenwich, CT
Dementia care at home in Greenwich
When someone you love is living with dementia, familiar things matter even more: their own kitchen, the usual walk, a face they know. Our caregivers help keep those days steady at home in Greenwich, and give the rest of the family some time back.
Can someone living with dementia get care at home in Greenwich?
Yes. Endurance Home Care provides memory support at home in Greenwich: a caregiver who keeps routines, meals and company steady in the house they know, by the hour, overnight, living in or around the clock. Hands-on help with bathing and dressing can be part of the plan. A registered nurse visits first and writes the care plan with your family.
A caregivers' group at the Wallace Center
The Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group meets at the Wallace Center, 299 Greenwich Avenue, on the second Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon. It's for the people caring for someone living with dementia: a room of others who know what the afternoons can be like.
That hour is easier to keep when someone is at home. A caregiver can spend the morning with your husband or your mother, keep their routine going, and let you go without watching the clock.
Source: Town of Greenwich calendar: Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group
Classes and company at the Wallace Center
The Wallace Center is the town's own senior center, run by the Greenwich Commission on Aging. Its class list includes a Brain Health & Fitness Class.
If your father still enjoys a class or a room of familiar faces, a caregiver can help him get ready, drive him there and bring him home, and keep the rest of the day calm around it.
Sources: Town of Greenwich: Commission on Aging; Town of Greenwich: The Wallace Center
Age and Dementia Friendly Greenwich
The Commission on Aging keeps an Age and Dementia Friendly Greenwich page, which records the Dementia Friends trainings it has run for the town.
At home, the understanding has to be there every hour of the day. Our caregivers take three-hour sessions on managing dementia and Alzheimer's symptoms, and our nurses hold the eight-hour Certified Dementia Educator certification. A registered nurse visits first, gets to know the routines that matter, and writes the care plan with your family.
Source: Town of Greenwich: Age and Dementia Friendly Greenwich
Help with taking a break
The Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program helps caregivers of someone with Alzheimer's disease or a related condition, and can pay up to $7,500 a year depending on funding and need. The Southwestern CT Agency on Aging counts Greenwich among the towns it serves.
A break can be a regular afternoon or a longer stretch while you travel or rest. The program sets its own eligibility, so ask it directly. Our respite care can cover the hours you want covered, from one afternoon a week to a live-in caregiver while you're away.
Sources: Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services: Statewide Respite Care Program; Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
Questions about dementia care in Greenwich
Do you provide dementia care at home in Greenwich?
Yes. We provide memory support at home across Greenwich from our Stamford office next door. A caregiver keeps routines, meals and company steady in the house they know, with hands-on help with bathing and dressing where it's needed, by the hour, overnight, living in or around the clock.
Are your caregivers trained in dementia care?
Yes. Our caregivers take three-hour sessions on managing dementia and Alzheimer's symptoms, and our nurses hold the eight-hour Certified Dementia Educator certification. Training continues every month, and most of our caregivers are CNAs.
Can a caregiver stay with my husband while I go to the support group?
Yes. The Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group meets at the Wallace Center on the second Thursday of each month, 11 a.m. to noon. A caregiver can cover that morning at home, and the same block of hours can become a regular weekly break if it helps.
Can care grow as dementia changes?
Yes. Help can start with a few hours a week and grow to overnight, live-in or 24-hour care at home. Your Care Manager keeps you posted, and a monthly assessment updates the schedule and preferences on file, often with the same caregiver as needs grow.
Who can we talk to about dementia late at night?
The Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter runs a free 24/7 Helpline staffed by dementia experts, for emotional support, crisis help and local resources. For arranging help at home in Greenwich, call our care team and a person will talk it through with you.
How do families pay for dementia care at home?
We don't take Medicare, Medicaid or VA benefits as payment. Families pay privately, or claim the cost back from a long-term care insurance policy. We help with the policy paperwork, and we'll explain the cost once we know the schedule and the help your family needs.
Talk with our care team
Let's talk about the help you need
Tell us a little about what's happening, and we'll call to talk it through. The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.