Serving Ridgefield from our Stamford office
Home Care in Ridgefield, CT
Endurance helps Ridgefield families arrange the everyday help that makes life at home easier, from meals and housekeeping to company, personal care and someone there overnight. Tell us what’s been getting harder, and we’ll talk through the next step.
A person answers our Client Support Line. The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.
Does Endurance provide home care in Ridgefield?
Yes. Endurance Home Care arranges care at home for families in Ridgefield from our Connecticut office in Stamford. Help can be a few hours a week or more, overnight, live-in or around the clock. A registered nurse visits first and writes the care plan with your family. The agency was founded by brothers Chris and Tom Weldon, who saw the need for high quality home care while caring for their own grandmother with dementia.
Care options in Ridgefield
Everyday senior care, on your schedule
Some families want help with the house and a bit of company. Others need someone overnight, or living in. Here's what each option looks like at home.
- Hourly home careHelp for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days. Easy to add to as needs change.
- Companion careCompany, meals, light housekeeping, errands and rides, on the days and at the hours you choose.
- HomemakingMeals, laundry, tidying and the shopping, so the house keeps running the way your parent likes it.
- Overnight careAn awake caregiver for the night hours: help to the bathroom, settling back to sleep, and a quieter night for everyone in the house.
- Live-in home careA caregiver lives in the home and helps through the day with meals, routines, company and the house. Agreed rest time, including a night's sleep, is part of the arrangement.
- 24-hour home careCaregivers work awake shifts, usually two 12-hour or three 8-hour shifts, so someone is up and ready to help at any hour.
When hands-on help is needed, personal care adds help with bathing, dressing and moving around safely, on any of these schedules. See how live-in care and 24-hour care differ.
Why families choose Endurance
What you can count on
- 5.0 on Google
- From 56 reviews on our Stamford office's Google listing.
- A nurse visits first
- A registered nurse comes to the house, listens to everyone and writes the care plan with your family.
- You meet the caregiver first
- We choose a caregiver for the person and introduce them before the first visit. Most of our caregivers are CNAs.
- Updates from your Care Manager
- Your Care Manager keeps you posted and adjusts the plan as needs change, so you're not the one chasing news.
- Why the agency exists
- Brothers Chris and Tom Weldon started Endurance after caring for their own grandmother, who was living with dementia. That's still how the agency is run.
“Endurance Home Care allowed us to interview multiple people before they connected with Dorothy. Dorothy provided personal care for my mom for 3 years before she passed from complications with her Alzheimers. Dorothy was extremely skilled and understand how to provide care to people with dementia.”
Getting started
How care is arranged in Ridgefield
It starts with a conversation, and nothing begins until you say so.
A conversation
Call or send a request. Tell us who needs help, where they live and what's been getting harder. You don't need the right words.
A nurse visits at home
A registered nurse comes to the house in Ridgefield, gets to know everyone and writes the care plan with you.
You meet the caregiver
We choose a caregiver for the routines and preferences that matter and introduce them before the first visit. A backup plan is written into the care plan.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and changes the plan with you when needs change.
- Our office
- 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford. Our caregivers come to you in Ridgefield. Directions
- After a hospital stay
- Endurance Homebound is our plan for the first 72 hours after a hospital stay. Tell us the discharge date and we’ll plan the help around it. Hospital to home care.
- Registration
- Connecticut Homemaker-Companion Agency registration HCA.0002450.
If cooking has become hard, Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield delivers free meals to Ridgefield residents who can’t prepare their own.
Care in Ridgefield
Elderly care for every kind of need in Ridgefield
Most families start with one kind of help and add another as things change.
- Companion care for seniors
Company, conversation, meals, light housekeeping, errands and rides.
- Personal care for seniors
Hands-on help with bathing, dressing, the bathroom and moving around safely.
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care at home
Calm routines, supervision and patient help for someone living with memory loss.
- Transitional care after a hospital stay
A plan for the first days home, set up before the discharge date.
- Respite care for family caregivers
Cover for the family caregiver, for an afternoon, a weekend or longer.
- Transportation for seniors
To appointments, errands and outings, with someone staying alongside.
- Homemaking for seniors
Meals, laundry, tidying and keeping the house running.
- Safety supervision and mobility support
Help moving around the house and staying steady, room by room.
- Care in assisted living
One-to-one time with someone who already lives in a community.
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Questions Ridgefield families ask
Do you offer hourly home care in Ridgefield?
Yes. Hourly care covers the parts of the day that have become hard: the morning routine, meals, a tidy kitchen, errands and rides, or simply company. Visits can be a few mornings a week or full days, and it's easy to add hours later. Hours scale up to full 24/7 live in coverage without changing agencies.
Can a caregiver help with housekeeping and meals?
Yes. Light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping and cooking are all part of companion care. For many families, keeping the house running is what lets their parent stay comfortable at home.
Can my father keep doing the things he enjoys?
We'd like to hear about them. A caregiver can drive him to the places he likes to go, keep him company on a walk or over lunch, and plan the day around the routines that matter to him.
How do families pay for home care?
Endurance is private pay, and the cost depends on the hours and the help needed. We'll talk it through with you once we know what the week looks like. If there's a long-term care insurance policy, we'll help with the paperwork. Medicare does not pay for ongoing daily help at home.
Talk with our care team
Let's talk about care in Ridgefield
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.
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