Serving Litchfield from our Stamford office
Home care in Litchfield
If your father in Litchfield wants to stay in his own home but the appointments, the meals and the long evenings have become harder to manage, some help at home can fill in around them. Tell us what's changed, and we'll plan the hours with you.
The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.
Does Endurance Home Care provide home care in Litchfield?
Yes. We provide home care throughout Litchfield, including Bantam, from our Stamford office. Your family can choose hourly visits, awake overnight care, live-in care or care around the clock, as companion care or personal care with hands-on help. A registered nurse comes to the house first to write the care plan with you, and you meet the caregiver before the first visit.
Care options in Litchfield
Help for the days, the nights, or both
Some families need a few hours a week. Others want someone there overnight, or living in. Here's what each option looks like at home.
- Hourly careHelp for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days. Easy to add to as needs change.
- Overnight careA caregiver who stays awake through the night hours, there when someone wakes and ready to help them settle again, so everyone in the house gets some rest.
- Live-in 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 careCaregivers work awake shifts, usually two 12-hour or three 8-hour shifts, so someone is up and ready to help at any hour of the day or night.
Any of these can be companion care, which covers company, meals, light housekeeping, errands and rides, or personal care, which adds hands-on help with bathing, dressing and moving around safely. See how live-in care and 24-hour care differ.
No senior center, but a town office to start with
Litchfield doesn't list a senior center among its town departments. For older residents and their families, the place to start is Social Services at the Town Hall Annex, 80 Doyle Road in Bantam. Its coordinator is also the town's Municipal Agent for the Elderly, and the office is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30am to 4:30pm and Friday from 8:30am to 1:30pm. The town's list of local help includes Meals on Wheels, a chore service and an Alzheimer's caregiver support group.
An office with those hours can't be there on a Friday afternoon, in the evening or on a weekend. A caregiver can: with breakfast, company through the day, a calm evening routine and someone in the house overnight, in the hours when nothing else is open.
Rides to appointments, and the booking they need
The town lists a Senior Bus through Social Services. For medical trips there is also RITS, the Rural Independent Transportation Service, which gives non-emergency rides to the elderly and disabled. There is no fare, and donations are accepted. Rides are booked 48 hours in advance and run door to door Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, including to medical facilities outside the region.
That makes the appointment something to plan around, because a ride has to be booked as soon as the date is set and it runs on weekdays. A caregiver can drive when the schedule changes, on an evening or weekend, stay with your father through the visit and bring him home afterward.
Getting started
How care is arranged in Litchfield
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 Litchfield, 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. If it isn't working, we find someone else.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and changes the plan with you when needs change.
- Our office
- Our Stamford office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT looks after families in Litchfield. Our caregivers come to you. Directions
- License
- Connecticut License HCA.0002450.
- Town programs
- Looking for what Litchfield offers older residents too? Litchfield's Social Services office is at Town Hall Annex, 80 Doyle Road, Bantam, CT 06750.
Questions Litchfield families ask
Does Litchfield have a senior center?
The town doesn't list a senior center among its departments and offices. Social Services at the Town Hall Annex in Bantam is where older residents and families start, and its coordinator is the town's Municipal Agent for the Elderly. A caregiver can fill the hours when that office is closed.
How does my mother get a ride to a medical appointment from Litchfield?
RITS, the Rural Independent Transportation Service, gives non-emergency medical rides to the elderly and disabled at no fare. Book 48 hours ahead; door-to-door service is generally available Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. For evenings, weekends or short notice, a caregiver can drive her and stay through the visit.
Who in Litchfield helps older residents find local services?
The Social Services coordinator, who is also the Municipal Agent for the Elderly. The office keeps a list of local help that includes Meals on Wheels, a chore service and an Alzheimer's caregiver support group. We can plan caregiver hours around whatever you set up.
How do families pay for home care?
Care with Endurance is private pay. If your parent has a long-term care insurance policy, we can help with the policy paperwork. Medicare does not pay for ongoing daily help at home.
Talk with our care team
Let's talk about care in Litchfield
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.
A person answers at (203) 936-6847. In an emergency, call 911.