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Connecticut · Windham County

Home care in Windham County

We arrange home care across Windham County, including Putnam, Plainfield and Thompson, 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 Windham County?

Yes. Endurance Home Care arranges home care across Windham County, including Putnam, Plainfield and Thompson, 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 Windham 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 Windham County towns including Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury and Chaplin 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 also lists Windham, Woodstock and Willington among the towns it serves.

Senior Resources Agency on Aging also lists Plainfield, Pomfret and Putnam among the towns it serves.

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

Help for family caregivers in Windham 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 Windham 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.

Putnam offers a Senior Nutrition Program lunch in its municipal complex community room, with meals provided by TVCCA.

The Senior Nutrition Program provides a daily hot lunch at Senior Community Cafes in senior centers across the service area.

Sources: Senior Resources Agency on Aging; putnamct.us

Rides to appointments in Windham County

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

Windham Region Transit District runs Dial-A-Ride, a door-to-door shared ride service within its nine-town region, open to the general public with no age or disability restrictions.

Windham Region Transit District Dial-A-Ride serves Ashford, Chaplin, Scotland, Windham/Willimantic and other nearby towns.

Windham Region Transit District Dial-A-Ride reservations may be made up to two weeks in advance.

Putnam's senior transportation program is for Putnam residents aged 60 or older and covers appointments and errands such as shopping, banks and the library.

Sources: Senior Resources Agency on Aging; wrtd.org; putnamct.us

Senior centers and dining sites in Windham County

The Windham Senior Center is at 1 Jillson Square, Willimantic, and is open to members aged 55 and older.

The Plainfield Senior Center is at 482 Norwich Road, Plainfield.

Sources: windhamct.gov; plainfieldct.org

More local help in Windham County

The Putnam Town Hall and municipal complex is at 200 School Street, Putnam.

Source: putnamct.us

Care at home across Windham 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

Windham
Putnam
Plainfield
Thompson
Brooklyn
Pomfret
Woodstock
Canterbury
Sterling

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 Windham County

Which office serves Windham County?

Our office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT 06902 arranges care in Windham 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 Windham 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 Windham County towns including Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury and Chaplin among the towns it serves.

Do you serve every town in Windham County?

Yes. We serve every town in Windham 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 Windham 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.