Morning
Arrival, coffee, conversation. Door-to-door transportation is available within our service area, so getting here is not another thing on your list.
Respite for caregivers
You need hours you can count on. They need a day worth having.
Most caregivers do not want to hand anything over. They want a few dependable hours each week when they are not on call — without feeling like they parked someone somewhere.
That is the whole idea behind respite, and it only works when both halves are true.
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What respite actually means.
Respite simply means someone else takes responsibility for a defined block of time. It can be a few hours, a regular weekday, or a longer stretch. It can happen at home, somewhere else, or through a program.
What makes it usable is predictability. An occasional favor is a kindness. A standing Tuesday and Thursday is something you can build a life around — a job, an appointment, a plan you do not have to cancel.
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Supervision, or somewhere they actually want to be.
It is not difficult to find someone to sit with your father. It is much harder to find somewhere he looks forward to going.
That difference decides whether respite lasts. When the day is dull, families quietly stop going and the caregiver is back where they started. When the day is genuinely good — conversation, music, a decent lunch, people who know his name — the arrangement holds, and nobody has to be persuaded on Tuesday morning.
We will not tell you how you will feel about it. We will only say that the hours are yours, and that they are real hours.
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What caregivers use the time for.
- Work a full day without stepping out for phone calls
- Get to your own appointments
- Handle errands while places are actually open
- Be present for your children, your spouse, your job
- Sleep, or sit down, or do nothing at all
- Have a few hours where you are not the person responsible for what happens next
None of this requires justification. Time away is part of how caregiving stays possible over years rather than months.
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How the Evergreen day works.
Evergreen is a weekday daytime community. Members arrive in the morning, spend the day with us, and go home in the evening. Memory and cognitive support is woven through the day rather than run as a separate track.
Midday
Movement and creative work — chair yoga, gentle strength, painting, music, discussion — then a chef-prepared lunch eaten together at a real table.
Afternoon
Games, cognitive activities, live music or a guest speaker, and a wind-down before going home. Trained staff are on site throughout the day, with medication reminders handled quietly.
Families choose 4-Visit, 10-Visit or 20-Visit memberships and build a rhythm that fits the week. Membership & Pricing · Paying for Care covers grants and programs that may help offset the cost.
Where Evergreen is
Open
Stamford, Connecticut
Our studio on Newfield Avenue, serving Stamford, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and the surrounding area.
Stamford location →Coming this fall
White Plains, New York
Evergreen is coming to White Plains this fall. Families in Westchester are welcome to visit our Stamford studio in the meantime.
White Plains →Start with one day. See how the week feels.
Tour the studio while a day is underway, or arrange a complimentary day so your loved one can try it before anything is decided.
More for caregivers: Caregiver Support · Memory & Cognitive Support