
It is often an overwhelming time for families when they recognize that home care services are needed for their senior loved one. There are so many questions to ask, issues to consider, and fears to alleviate. How do you know a senior home care service is the right fit for you? Where do you even [...]

DENVER, CO- Rita Scott is just settling in for the night when the phone rings. Though her work day as owner of Preferred Care at Home of Metro Denver is over, she is always on call. Rita knows that people depend on her during family emergencies, and those emergencies can come at any hour. As [...]

Quality senior home care service can be broken up into major categories like transition care, live-in care, personal care, and companion care. These categories are helpful ways to explain the services we provide. Yet, the categories can’t show who we are. A list of services can’t show the compassion that is fundamental to all of [...]

End-of-life services can be a particularly emotional service to discuss with family caregivers and professional caregivers alike. One of my recent discussions with a Preferred Care at Home caregiver lead to end-of-life services; and her story reminded of one of my loved ones. It was in the very twilight of her life that my great-aunt [...]

If you have been reading this blog, you have learned a lot about our senior care services and the caregivers that provide these services. You’ve learned about our passion for providing quality care, how Preferred Care at Home was started, and what drives us to be the best senior home care provider in the industry. [...]

Every Sunday, an 87 year old Alzheimer’s client finds herself back in her prime. Up on the stage of a small brick chapel sequestered among the green oaks and pines of the American countryside, she sings with the choir. Up on the stage, her disease is vanquished. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s—the most prevalent [...]

Have you thought about asking for help? The dust on your mantle is getting thicker, the milk in the refrigerator has spoiled, and those doctor’s appointments which seem to come around too frequently are often forgotten. Despite the fact that care is needed, asking for help is not easy and we understand this. Inviting someone [...]

Family caregivers are often the unsung heroes of the family get-together. If you enjoyed the presence of a senior member in your family this Memorial Day weekend, chances are another family member—maybe a son, daughter, cousin, brother, or sister— helped them get there. Let’s face it, there’s nothing quite like hearing your grandparent or great-grandparent [...]

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 [...]

We 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 [...]