Service area
Home care in
Portland, CT.
Care at home in Portland means old stairs near the Town Center and long hill roads above the river, and our caregivers plan for both.
Most of Portland is detached houses, and the ones in and around the Town Center on Main Street and Marlborough Street are old, mostly two and two and a half stories, with a number of the once-stately places divided into apartments decades ago. That shapes the work. The bedroom and the only full bathroom are usually upstairs, the staircase is narrow, and a caregiver builds the morning around one trip down instead of four. Out toward Penfield Hill, Rose Hill and Stewart Hill the houses sit further apart on sloping ground, where the walk from the door to the car is the part that needs a second pair of hands.
The hospital is close and still on the far side of the river. Middlesex Hospital on Crescent Street in Middletown is a few minutes over the Arrigoni Bridge, and Portland Care and Rehabilitation Centre is right in town on Main Street. Families also bring someone home from the rehab centers in Glastonbury, from Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center on Stage Harbor Road, or from Hartford Hospital on Seymour Street. Care can begin at home within 24 hours of your call, and sooner when a discharge is already scheduled.
Ask a Portland family where they live and you often get an old village name. Gildersleeve up north is where the shipyard was, and the hill districts east of the center still go by the names of their one-room schools. Tell us which one and we already know the roads. The Waverly Senior Center on Waverly Avenue is where a good part of the week happens for our older clients, and a caregiver can drive there, wait, and take the groceries home afterward. We also work in the apartments at Quarry Heights on Main Street and Chatham Court on Riverside Street, where a shift is more often meals, laundry and company than heavy lifting.
Getting to Portland
It is about eighteen miles from our Park Street office in Hartford to Portland Town Hall on East Main Street, roughly twenty-six minutes with clear roads. Most of our drivers come down Route 2 and Route 17 through Glastonbury rather than crossing at Middletown.
Services in Portland
Conditions we support
Nearby towns
In and around Portland
Care that already knows
the way to your door.
Serving Portland, Connecticut
Why Portland families choose Golden Touch
Licensed, bonded & insured
A licensed Connecticut homemaker and companion agency. Every caregiver is background-checked and trained.
One dedicated caregiver
Hand-matched by personality, not just availability, so your loved one sees the same familiar face.
Care within 24 hours
We can often begin within 24 hours of your first call, and faster for a hospital discharge.
The right fit, guaranteed
Not the right match? We re-match at no charge until it feels like family.
Someone answers, day or night
Our Care Coordinator answers 24/7, so you are never alone at 3 a.m.
Experience you can trust
Family-run since 2020, with more than 20 years of caregiving experience behind us.
Good questions
Questions from Portland families.
Can a caregiver get my mother to the Waverly Senior Center and to her appointments in Middletown?
Yes. A caregiver can drive her to the Waverly Senior Center on Waverly Avenue, wait or come back for her, and take her over the Arrigoni Bridge for appointments in Middletown. Grocery runs and errands fit into the same visit. Shifts start at four hours, which is usually enough for the outing, lunch afterward, and getting the kitchen straight before she settles. Request a free consultation by phone on (860) 393-1055.
How quickly can care start in Portland?
Often within 24 hours of your first call, and faster for a hospital discharge. We do a free in-home consultation and match a caregiver right away.
What does in-home care cost in Portland?
Cost depends on the hours and level of care. Most families pay privately; long-term care insurance, VA benefits and Medicaid can help. You get a clear quote on your first call.
Do you offer 24-hour and live-in care in Portland?
Yes. In Portland we provide everything from a few companionship hours a week to overnight, live-in and around-the-clock care, all from one dedicated caregiver.
Are your caregivers screened and insured?
Every caregiver is background-checked, bonded, insured and trained, and supervised by our Care Coordinator. If the match is not right, we re-match at no charge.
The best years deserve the best care.
Speak with our Care Coordinator today. No obligation, no pressure, just a thoughtful conversation about what your family needs.
The in-home consultation is free and there is no obligation. Our Care Coordinator answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.