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Connecticut · Middlesex County

Home care in Middletown and Middlesex County

We arrange home care across Middletown and Middlesex County, including Cromwell, Essex and Old Saybrook, from a few hours a week to live-in and 24-hour care, from our Connecticut office in Stamford.

Request a call Call our care team (203) 936-6847

Does Endurance Home Care provide home care in Middletown and Middlesex County?

Yes. Endurance Home Care arranges home care across Middletown and Middlesex County, including Cromwell, Essex and Old Saybrook, from our Connecticut office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford. Caregivers help with everyday life at home, from company and meals to bathing and dressing, by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847.

Where families in Middlesex County start

Senior Resources Agency on Aging, the Area Agency on Aging for eastern Connecticut, is at 19 Ohio Avenue, Suite 2, Norwich.

Senior Resources lists Middlesex County towns including Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton and Essex among the towns it serves.

Senior Resources says it serves 56 towns in eastern Connecticut and funds community agencies for adult day care, homemakers, home health aides and transportation.

Senior Resources Agency on Aging lists Middletown, the principal city of Middlesex County, among the towns it serves.

Senior Resources runs the CHOICES program, which gives free one-on-one Medicare counseling to beneficiaries, their families and caregivers.

Sources: Senior Resources Agency on Aging; Senior Resources Agency on Aging, senior center directory; Senior Resources Agency on Aging, service area; Senior Resources Agency on Aging, choices medicare counseling

Help for family caregivers in Middlesex County

Senior Resources offers caregiver respite through the National Family Caregiver Support Program, either through a licensed provider or self-directed.

The National Family Caregiver Support Program can fund respite services such as adult day care, homemakers and home health aides.

Source: Senior Resources Agency on Aging

Meals delivered at home in Middlesex County

Senior Resources says home delivered meals go to seniors who cannot leave their home on a regular basis, usually a hot midday meal.

Senior Resources supports Community Cafes, where older adults can have a meal in a social setting.

The Middletown Community Cafe, a congregate meal program, needs two full business days notice for a lunch reservation and has no income eligibility requirement.

Sources: Senior Resources Agency on Aging; middletownct.gov

Rides to appointments in Middlesex County

Senior Resources points families to the Eastern CT Transportation Consortium, a broker and provider of senior transportation, and to local senior centers.

Middletown contracts with Middletown Area Transit for door-to-door Dial-A-Ride service for older adults over the age of 60.

Middletown Dial-A-Ride appointments must be made at least one day in advance.

River Valley Transit, run by the Estuary Transit District, provides Dial-A-Ride in Middlesex County towns such as Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook.

River Valley Transit Dial-A-Ride is open to the general public with no age restrictions, and service is available for any trip purpose.

Sources: Senior Resources Agency on Aging; middletownct.gov; easthaddam.org

Senior centers and dining sites in Middlesex County

The Middletown Senior Center is at 61 Durant Terrace, Middletown.

The Estuary senior center in Old Saybrook is at 220 Main Street and serves adults over 50 across the nine town estuary region.

The Cromwell Senior Center is in Town Hall, ground floor, at 41 West Street, Cromwell.

Sources: middletownct.gov; oldsaybrookct.gov; cromwellct.gov

More local help in Middlesex County

The Estuary in Old Saybrook promotes independent healthy aging through programs, services and advocacy for older adults throughout the nine town estuary region.

Essex Social Services is at Essex Town Hall, 29 West Avenue, Essex.

Sources: oldsaybrookct.gov; essexct.gov

Care at home across Middletown and Middlesex County

The programs above run on their own days and hours. A caregiver from Endurance can cover the rest of the week: evenings and weekends, meals on the days nothing is delivered, and a ride and company to an appointment or an afternoon at the senior center.

Places we serve include

Middletown
Cromwell
Essex
Old Saybrook
Clinton
Chester
Deep River
Durham
East Haddam

Care at home

Help for the days, the nights, or both

Some families need a few hours a week. Others want someone there overnight, or living in.

Hourly home care
Help for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days.
Overnight care
An awake caregiver for the night hours, so everyone in the house can rest.
Live-in home care
A caregiver lives in the home and helps through the day, with agreed rest time and a night's sleep.
24-hour home care
Caregivers work awake shifts, so help is there at any hour of the day or night.

Any of these can be companion care, for company, meals, the house, errands and rides, or personal care, which adds hands-on help with bathing, dressing and moving around safely. We also offer memory support at home and help after a hospital stay.

Getting started

How care is arranged

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.
A nurse visits at home
A registered nurse comes to the house, gets to know everyone and writes the care plan with you.
You meet the caregiver
We choose a caregiver for the person and introduce them before the first visit.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and adjusts the plan as needs change.

Questions about home care in Middlesex County

Which office serves Middletown and Middlesex County?

Our office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT 06902 arranges care in Middletown and Middlesex County. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847, and a registered nurse visits at home to write the care plan with you.

Can we start with just a few hours?

Yes. You can start with the hours that are hardest, such as mornings or evenings, and add more as needs change. The care plan is reviewed as you go.

Who helps older adults in Middlesex County find public services?

Senior Resources Agency on Aging, the Area Agency on Aging for eastern Connecticut, is at 19 Ohio Avenue, Suite 2, Norwich. Senior Resources lists Middlesex County towns including Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton and Essex among the towns it serves.

Do you serve every town in Middlesex County?

Yes. We serve every town in Middlesex County. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847, tell us the town and the hours you need, and we'll talk through the schedule with you.

See home care across Connecticut, or more answers in our FAQ.

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Let's talk about care in Middletown and Middlesex County

Tell us what has been getting harder at home. We'll listen, talk through the options with you and explain what care would look like. The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.