You are based in Berlin. How does that work for a family in New Haven?
The office is about twenty-five miles up I-91 and it stays there — there is no New Haven branch, and we would rather say so than imply one. What comes to the house is a caregiver who lives nearby; what comes from Berlin is the scheduling and your client manager, on (860) 829-0208 weekdays, with someone on call at weekends.
Which services can I actually get in New Haven?
Companionship care and respite care. That is our approved service area for the city, and publishing the honest list beats publishing a longer one we cannot staff. If what you need is hourly help, overnight cover or round-the-clock care, call anyway — we will tell you plainly what is possible rather than guess on a web page.
Which parts of the city do you cover?
All of it — East Rock, Westville, Prospect Hill, Wooster Square, Fair Haven, Morris Cove and downtown. Coverage is by city, not by ward. What changes between them is where a caregiver can park, and that is a scheduling detail rather than an obstacle.
My mother is on the third floor of a walk-up. Is that a problem?
No. Companionship and respite are about the person, not the building — there is no equipment to carry in and no room to set aside. Tell us about the stairs, the parking and how the door works while we are writing the plan of care, and they get planned for instead of discovered on the first morning.
Can a companion take my father out — to the Green, to a museum, to Mass?
Yes. Local outings and everyday errands are part of companionship care, and so is going along to a senior-center program or a family gathering. If getting there needs a car, raise it early: transportation is one of the things the plan of care settles, not something to work out on the doorstep.