Since 1984, Preferred Care at Home has been a beacon of hope for families seeking reliable and affordable care. It all started with a vision to offer a quality of service that would allow seniors to age in place with dignity and grace. Recognizing the need for compassionate caregivers who could provide assistance without breaking the bank, our founders established the first agency with a commitment to excellence that continues to drive us today.
In 2007, recognizing that the need for quality senior care was not limited to one community, Preferred Care at Home began its nationwide expansion. This growth allowed us to bring our unique philosophy of care to families across the country. By partnering with like-minded individuals who shared our passion for service, we were able to extend our reach while maintaining the personal touch that defined our very first agency.
Today, Preferred Care at Home stands as a testament to the enduring power of compassionate care. We remain dedicated to our founding principles, constantly innovating to meet the evolving needs of our clients. As we look to the future, our mission remains unchanged: to improve the quality of life for those we serve, safeguarding their independence and dignity in the home they love.
“For many older people, home is everything. It’s a window to the past, a safe haven for the present and the legacy they long to leave for the next generation.
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.”
Amy understands the difficulty of finding reliable, compassionate care because she lived it. When her grandmother reached 90, facility support wasn’t enough. Finding trustworthy caregivers proved frustrating and exhausting. Years later, when Amy’s father required round-the-clock care, she faced the same struggle. Affordable, dependable professionals who genuinely cared felt nearly impossible to find. Those experiences changed everything. Now, as owner of Preferred Care at Home of Boca Delray and NPB, Amy’s focus is simple: helping your loved ones find the care she wishes had been easier to find for her own family.
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Our team lives and works in Boca Raton communities alongside the families we serve. When you call, you reach neighbors who understand Boca Raton.
We Serve:
We serve Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Loxahatchee, and North Palm Beach, plus surrounding communities throughout Palm Beach County. Whether your loved one lives in a beachfront condo or an inland neighborhood, we’re here to help.
Everything from companionship and conversation to hands-on assistance with bathing, dressing, and grooming. Caregivers help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and transportation. We build care plans around individual needs, from light help with errands to comprehensive daily support.
While most of our clients are seniors, we also serve younger adults with disabilities, people recovering from surgery, and anyone who needs support living independently at home. Age isn’t the determining factor. Need is what matters.
We provide care wherever someone lives. Many Boca and Delray families bring us into assisted living facilities to provide extra attention beyond what the facility offers. Amy, our owner, experienced this when her 90-year-old grandmother needed additional companion and homemaker care while living in assisted living. We go where you need us.
Costs depend on how many hours you need and what type of care makes sense. We start with low rates and no long-term commitments. Live-in care costs significantly less than hourly rates around the clock. We’ll give you clear pricing so you can plan appropriately. Here’s helpful information about paying for home care.
Medicare typically doesn’t cover non-medical home care like companionship, homemaker services, or personal care assistance. It may cover skilled nursing if a physician orders it. We’ll help you understand what Medicare does and doesn’t pay for so you can explore other options.
Long-term care insurance often covers home care services. Check your policy benefits. If your loved one or their spouse served in the military, veteran benefits through Aid and Attendance can help considerably. Learn about Aid and Attendance benefits here. There are also community resources throughout Palm Beach County many families don’t know exist.
Yes. Many South Florida communities offer meal delivery, transportation assistance, and senior center programs at no cost. Explore free services for seniors to discover what’s available locally. These can supplement the care we provide.
We recruit only the most qualified and compassionate caregivers, then put them through our comprehensive 7-step screening process including background checks, reference verification, skills assessment, and personality evaluation. We promise to serve your loved one as if we were caring for our own family. Amy learned how difficult finding reliable caregivers can be when she struggled to find quality care for her grandmother and father.
The same caregiver. We match based on personality and care needs, then maintain that relationship. Consistency builds trust and genuine connection. Your mother won’t face a parade of strangers. If your regular caregiver needs a day off, we arrange qualified backup, but constant turnover isn’t part of our approach.
Tell us immediately. We’ll find someone different. Personal chemistry matters tremendously, especially when someone is helping with intimate tasks. We want your loved one comfortable and happy.
We provide access to non-medical senior home care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are no minimum hours required. We work around your schedule, not the other way around.
Contact us by phone or through our website. We’ll discuss your situation, then schedule a complimentary in-home consultation at your convenience. There’s no obligation. We’ll assess needs, answer questions, and explain how we work. Think of it as getting acquainted before making any decisions.
We sit down together and talk through daily routines, challenges, and goals. We explain our services and pricing clearly and answer every question. The conversation typically takes about an hour. It’s relaxed and informative, not a sales pitch.
Usually within days. When families reach out, they often need help soon. We understand urgency and move as fast as we can to get the right caregiver in place.
No long-term commitments. We believe you should stay with us because the care is excellent, not because paperwork traps you. Needs change. We stay flexible.
We adjust the plan. Maybe you start with a few hours weekly and later need daily support. Maybe intensive help is needed after a hospital stay but then scales back during recovery. We adapt as situations evolve. Take this quiz if you’re unsure what level of care makes sense right now.
Hospital-to-home transitions are one of our key services. Coming home after hospitalization is overwhelming. Medications, follow-up appointments, rehabilitation exercises, diet changes. We provide transition care that guides recovery and helps prevent readmission. It makes a real difference.
Yes. Our caregivers receive specialized training for memory care. They understand how to communicate when memory fails, how to create calm environments, and how to maintain dignity as abilities decline. Many families across Boca and Delray trust us with loved ones facing cognitive challenges.
We provide compassionate support during life’s final chapter, working alongside hospice providers. We help with comfort care, offer companionship, and give exhausted family members respite. These are precious moments. We treat them with deep respect.
Pride runs deep. Fear of losing independence is powerful. Sometimes starting small helps, like someone helping with housework or errands rather than personal care. Once trust builds, she may become more accepting. Our caregivers respect dignity while providing needed support. These fall prevention strategies might help you address safety without undermining independence.
Many adult children live elsewhere while parents remain in South Florida. We use an online portal called the Family Room where you can access caregiver schedules, visit confirmations, daily notes, and updates from anywhere. Complete transparency is part of our commitment to keeping you connected.
Hourly care means a caregiver comes for specific hours each day or week. Live-in care means a caregiver stays in the home 24/7, sleeping there and providing around-the-clock presence. Live-in care costs far less than paying hourly rates for 24-hour coverage. Learn about live-in care costs and how it compares to other options.
We’re a third-generation home care company with a proud history going back to 1984. Amy Weiss, our owner, chose this work because she lived through the difficulty of finding reliable, compassionate care for her grandmother and father. That personal experience drives her commitment to helping your loved ones find the care and compassion they deserve. We treat every client as if they were our own family.
It means we believe home is everything to a senior. It’s a window to their past, a safe haven for the present, and a legacy for the future. Our mission since 1984 has been giving seniors the option to remain in their homes with dignity and independence intact. That’s what drives us every day across Palm Beach County.
Amy Weiss, the owner and administrator of Preferred Care at Home of Boca Delray and NPB, has always had an interest in bettering the lives of seniors. Like with many things in life, her first few experiences in home care was on the behalf of her family. Starting with her grandmother, who at the age of 90, needed to move into an assisted living facility. Even with that support in place at the facility, it was clear that she needed the additional care and attention of a companion to help her navigate through her daily activities. She quickly realized that finding reliable caregivers was difficult. Later when Amy’s father needed round the clock care, she again felt the stress and difficulty of finding reliable, affordable, and compassionate care firsthand.
These experiences have made her and her agency particularly passionate about providing great care to the Boca Raton and Delray Beach communities. She looks forward to doing everything she can to help your loved ones find the care and compassion that they deserve.
