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- SERVICES
- Hospital to Home Care, Transition Care
- Companion Care
- Homemaker Care
- Personal Care
- Dementia/Alzheimer's Care
- Live-in Care
- End-of-Life Care
- Specialty Care
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Services
At Preferred Care at Home, we’re passionate about keeping elderly people safe and independent in their own home. We offer a variety of in-home care services, so you can be sure we have the option that will work best for you.
Please explore our services listed to the left.
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Smooth-Transition Care, an affordable, evidence-based service, combines four key components to prevent readmission in elderly people.
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Too often, with age comes loneliness. The feeling that no one cares creeps in. Aging has a way of reminding you of family members and friends who have passed on. You can feel like you’re alone...
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Preferred Care at Home’s homemaker care. We make your house into that special place again. We do the chores and provide those tender loving touches that make you comfortable. Ultimately, our homemaker care can help you or a loved one remain where you want to be—home.
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As we mature, our needs change. The things that were once simple to perform become complicated.We can provide you or your loved one assistance and direction with all the tasks referred to as “activities of daily living.”
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If you or your parent has Alzheimer’s disease, you’re not alone. After all, every 70 seconds someone is diagnosed with it. Yet it can feel so isolating, so overwhelming.
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Peace of mind. It’s so often an elusive dream for people with elderly parents—and for elderly people themselves. That’s why Preferred Care at Home has always been known best for our 24-hour peace-of-mind service called live-in care.
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At Preferred Care at Home, we partner with hospices to care for people as they approach life’s final transition. Our caregivers are specially trained in end-of-life care. Depending on your needs, they may, for example, prepare easy-to-eat foods, read to you, and watch for discomfort and summon health-care providers if needed.
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Preferred Care at Home provides a variety of specialty services. These services are built around the unique needs of the individual. Included are packages for New Mothers and Surgery Recovery.
- CAREGIVERS
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Our Caregivers
When you choose a home-care service, one consideration stands above all else: the quality of the caregivers who will be at your or your loved one’s side. You want people you can trust without question.
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Every Preferred Care at Home caregiver possesses two key characteristics: a compassionate heart and home-care experience. The first and most significant characteristic is the compassionate heart. No training can create this uncompromising, required quality.
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To ensure you receive the highest-quality home care possible, we put all caregiver applicants through a rigorous, seven-step screening process after we receive their comprehensive caregiver application. You can learn more about this process in the video and article below.
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Caring for people in need can be rewarding work. At Preferred Care at Home, we’re always looking for people with the appropriate experience. But most importantly, we seek home-care aides who are compassionate and reliable.
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- BLOG
- In-Home Caregiver Gives Back
- Smooth Transition Care: A Step Ahead
- Live-In Care Provides an Affordable Option to Remain Home
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Senior Home Care Blog
If you want to connect and interact with an in-home care expert, explore our senior home-care blog, which includes posts on the senior topics that most affect you.
At Preferred Care at Home, care is more than just a service, it’s who we are. If there’s anyone who understands this principle, it’s Linda Hoffman, a caregiver and elderly advocate working for Preferred Care at Home of Alaska. Linda grew up in Phoenix, Oregon, a small sleepy town tucked beside Interstate-5 about 9 hours from[...]
Read the blogWe care for those you care about. And because of that, we understand that providing quality care means going above and beyond expectations. Care is more than just a service, it's who we are. I have sat with families as they have tried to decide what services are needed, the hours of care desired, when to start services, etc[...]
Read the blogI often talk about the importance of home, yet I still think it is a subject that is not talked about enough. For seniors, it's not just about a house. Their home contains years of memories that are impossible to replace. As seniors age, they may start by adding a few hours of companion or homemaker care. But, when[...]
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- RESOURCES
- Common Senior Concerns
- Common Senior Illnesses
- Family-Caregiver Support
- Personal Health Record
- Senior Resource Panel
- Senior Care Quarterly Newsletter
- Senior Resource Links
- Frequently Asked Questions about Senior Home Care
- Community Event Calendar
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Resources
As we age, our needs change. You may find yourself or people you love suddenly facing challenges in their physical or mental well-being. If you need help understanding these concerns, you can access a reservoir of material here in our resources section.
What are you most concerned about? Our “Common Senior Concerns” section provides a growing library of articles surrounding topics such as preventing falls, keeping your home safe and paying for home care.
At Preferred Care at Home, we want to help you stay as independent as possible. Our caregivers are specially trained to help people with all sorts of illnesses common in seniors. The articles also detail how Preferred Care at Home can specifically help you.
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“Family-Care Support” is where you can access Preferred Care at Home’s Family Learning Center, our supportive tool that teaches caregiving tips. Here, you might find even better ways to care for your loved one.
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Personal Health Record is a free 15-piece tool kit that helps you easily organize all your health information in one spot. No more digging through papers to find your doctor’s phone number or squinting at medication bottles to figure out the instructions. Everything is at your fingertips.
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Did you know there are a wealth of resources in your community to help you live independently? There’s transportation, financial resources, help at home and even free services. To make your life easier, we’ve introduced free town-hall meetings that feature elite groups of local senior-care experts.
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Our free e-newsletter provides easy access to senior health information and news. This lighthearted resource is designed to be informative yet engaging. It covers the current topics you’re most interested in.
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Our ”Senior Links” may be just what you’re looking for. We’ve compiled what we think are the best senior-information sites all in one convenient place.
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If you have a question, most likely others have asked it too. Check out “Frequently Asked Questions” for an overview of the most common things we get asked. If your answer isn’t there, please contact us. We’d be happy to add it.
- ABOUT
- Dispelling the Confusion About Home Care
- Mission Statement
- Preferred Care at Home's History
- Philanthropy
- Client Testimonials
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About Us
Since 1984, the husband-and-wife founders of Preferred Care at Home have been helping seniors stay in their homes, happily and safely. Now a nationally franchised but still family-run business, Preferred Care at Home offers high-quality in-home care at affordable rates.
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We invite you to give us a call anytime and experience the Preferred Care at Home difference. When you talk with us, you’ll find that we have: A singular focus: private home care. No sales gimmicks for other products we’re selling. No assisted-living gimmicks in which we get cuts for referrals.
At Preferred Care at Home, we’re passionate about not only helping elderly people but also advocating for them. We recognize the wealth of knowledge and experience they possess. We believe that to be a strong community, we can’t ignore their stories and knowledge. And we’re concerned that elderly people have lost value in our culture. We want to be part of changing that.
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“Quality services at affordable prices” is and will always be at the center of every Preferred Care at Home location. It’s no coincidence that Preferred Care at Home has expanded over four times faster than the average franchise company and that the Preferred family now stretches as far northwest as Alaska, northeast as New York and south Florida.
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At Preferred Care at Home, we’re passionate about not only helping elderly people but also advocating for them. We recognize the wealth of knowledge and experience they possess. We believe that to be a strong community, we can’t ignore their stories and knowledge. And we’re concerned that elderly people have lost value in our culture. We want to be part of changing that.
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“After trying two other companies, I found Preferred Care at Home. I have truly found a company that cares and delivers on what they promise.” -- Anthony L.
