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Connecticut · Tolland County

Home care in Tolland County

We arrange home care across Tolland County, including Vernon, Ellington and Stafford, 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 Tolland County?

Yes. Endurance Home Care arranges home care across Tolland County, including Vernon, Ellington and Stafford, 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 Tolland County start

The North Central Area Agency on Aging, at 151 New Park Avenue in Hartford, serves Tolland County towns including Tolland, Vernon, Ellington, Stafford, Somers, Andover, Bolton and Hebron.

The North Central Area Agency on Aging is at 151 New Park Avenue, Hartford.

Senior Resources Agency on Aging, at 19 Ohio Avenue, Norwich, also serves Tolland County towns including Mansfield, Coventry, Columbia, Union and Willington.

The Aging and Disability Resource Center program at the North Central Area Agency on Aging helps people 60 or older, and people with disabilities, weigh long term services and supports.

Sources: North Central Area Agency on Aging (northwest towns) and Senior Resources Agency on Aging (southeast towns); North Central Area Agency on Aging (northwest towns) and Senior Resources Agency on Aging (southeast towns), contact us; seniorresourcesec.org; North Central Area Agency on Aging (northwest towns) and Senior Resources Agency on Aging (southeast towns), aging disability resource center

Help for family caregivers in Tolland County

The North Central Area Agency on Aging runs respite services for family caregivers through the National Family Caregiver Support Program.

Senior Resources, which also serves Tolland County towns such as Mansfield, Coventry, Columbia, Union and Willington, offers caregiver respite through the National Family Caregiver Support Program.

Sources: North Central Area Agency on Aging (northwest towns) and Senior Resources Agency on Aging (southeast towns); seniorresourcesec.org

Meals delivered at home in Tolland County

Meals on Wheels for home bound people 60 and older in eastern Connecticut, including Mansfield, is administered by TVCCA, with delivery Tuesday through Friday and frozen meals for weekends.

Ellington's Maple Street Cafe serves lunch Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:00am to 12:30pm, funded in part by the North Central Area Agency on Aging.

Sources: mansfieldct.gov; seniorcenter.ellington-ct.gov

Rides to appointments in Tolland County

Ellington Senior Center offers curb-to-curb round trip rides to Ellington residents aged 60 or older, or 18 or older on Social Security Disability.

Ellington senior rides must be scheduled two weeks in advance and cover medical appointments, grocery shopping, local errands and senior center events.

The Mansfield Senior Center runs a transportation program for non-emergency medical rides.

Mansfield Senior Center offers routed shopping and errand runs every Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Windham Regional Transit District runs Dial-A-Ride and fixed route buses serving Mansfield, Coventry, Columbia, Willington and other nearby towns.

Sources: seniorcenter.ellington-ct.gov; mansfieldct.gov

Senior centers and dining sites in Tolland County

The Mansfield Senior Center is at 303 Maple Road, Storrs-Mansfield.

The Ellington Senior Center is at 40 Maple Street, Ellington.

The Coventry Senior Center is at 172 Lake Street, Coventry.

The Stafford Community and Senior Center is at 3 Buckley Highway, Stafford Springs.

Sources: mansfieldct.gov; seniorcenter.ellington-ct.gov; coventryct.org; staffordct.org

Care at home across Tolland 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

Tolland
Vernon
Ellington
Stafford
Somers
Andover
Bolton
Hebron
Mansfield

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 Tolland County

Which office serves Tolland County?

Our office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT 06902 arranges care in Tolland 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 Tolland County find public services?

The North Central Area Agency on Aging, at 151 New Park Avenue in Hartford, serves Tolland County towns including Tolland, Vernon, Ellington, Stafford, Somers, Andover, Bolton and Hebron. The North Central Area Agency on Aging is at 151 New Park Avenue, Hartford.

Do you serve every town in Tolland County?

Yes. We serve every town in Tolland 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 Tolland 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.