Since 1984, Preferred Care at Home has been helping older adults age in place with dignity and grace. Our Cape Coral and Fort Myers location is veteran-owned and operated by Stacy and Robert Adams, bringing deep community ties and an understanding of what Southwest Florida families need when navigating senior care services for elderly parents.
What sets us apart is our boutique care model. We serve a maximum of six clients per zip zone, ensuring every family receives personalized attention and stronger caregiver-client relationships. Plus, we accept all long-term care insurance, Medicare Advantage, and VA Aid and Attendance benefits. Our Red Cross Learning Center provides ongoing caregiver training.
Memory loss changes everything. When your loved one needs specialized support for Alzheimer’s or dementia, our dementia and Alzheimer’s care team provides person-centered assistance. We have a Positive Approach to Care trained staff member who serves as both trainer and coach, which means our caregivers understand behavioral management, safety monitoring, and cognitive engagement techniques that preserve dignity while keeping seniors safe at home.
Too often, with age comes loneliness. Our companion care services provide meaningful social interaction, emotional support, and the gentle presence that makes life easier and safer. We understand that companion care is about more than just having someone present. Our caregivers engage in conversation, accompany seniors to appointments, and provide the reassurance that comes from knowing someone reliable is by your side.
A transition from a hospital stay can be confusing. You get rehabilitation instructions, prescriptions to fill, follow-up appointments to make. Our transition care program prevents hospital readmission by providing the support you need during recovery. We offer an introductory rate of just $199 for four hours of Smooth Transition Care, giving you affordable support during those critical first days home.
Asking for help with bathing, dressing, or daily tasks is not easy. We understand, and we want to be there for you. Our personal care services provide hands-on assistance with activities of daily living, while our homemaker care helps with light housekeeping, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and laundry. Our certified nursing assistants and home health aides deliver compassionate care that preserves dignity while ensuring safety.
Peace of mind. It’s so often an elusive dream for people with elderly parents. That’s why we specialize in affordable 24-hour care that provides around-the-clock supervision in the security and privacy of your loved one’s own home. Our caregivers are carefully matched by personality and experience, delivering continuous support and immediate response to urgent needs.
We’re proud to be veteran-owned and UCSFR certified. For Cape Coral’s 15,000+ veterans and surviving spouses, we’re affiliated with Vet Assist and accept VA Aid and Attendance Pension. Our care team understands military culture and helps navigate benefit applications, making it easier to access the exceptional care you’ve earned through your service while maintaining independence at home.
Step 01
When you first reach out by calling (855) 424-LOVE, we’ll schedule a free consultation to understand your specific needs, preferences, and situation.
Step 02
Our home health team visits your home to conduct a thorough assessment. We’ll spend time getting to know your loved one, understanding their personality, and discussing preferences.
Step 03
We carefully match caregivers based on personality compatibility and your unique needs, not just availability. You’ll receive a detailed care plan outlining services, schedules, and costs. There are no long-term contracts required.
Step 04
Once care begins, families have access to our Transparency Room portal for real-time updates and caregiver notes. Our Cape Coral office provides ongoing communication, adjustments to ensure satisfaction, and immediate support whenever urgent needs arise.
Living in Southwest Florida creates specific care challenges that families need to navigate. Here’s how we help address what Cape Coral seniors and family caregivers face.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Hurricane Preparedness Anxiety
What It Looks Like
Medical equipment depends on power. Seniors can’t install shutters or secure furniture. Evacuation decisions create panic for families living out of state.
How We Help
Our caregivers assist with storm preparation, ensure medication supplies are stocked, help with special needs shelter pre-registration, and provide support through recovery when safe.
Challenge
Managing Care from Distance
What It Looks Like
Adult children can’t provide hands-on support from northern states. Worry about whether parents are safe, eating properly, or experiencing falls with no one there to help.
How We Help
Our Transparency Room provides real-time visit tracking, notes, voice messages, and schedule access so family members anywhere can monitor care in Cape Coral and communicate with our team daily.
Challenge
Post-Hospital Discharge Gaps
What It Looks Like
Hospitals discharge quickly with complex medication schedules. Without immediate help at home, readmission risks spike and recovery suffers, creating stress for the entire family.
How We Help
Our $199 Smooth Transition Care provides affordable support during critical first days home, with prescription reminders, appointment coordination, and health care provider communication to prevent complications.
Challenge
Finding Qualified Caregivers
Families worry about background checks, reliability, and whether someone will show up. Questions about certifications and training create anxiety about quality of life and well being for loved ones.
How We Help
Every caregiver undergoes comprehensive 7-step screening with background checks and skills assessments. Our Red Cross Learning Center ensures ongoing training, and we maintain backup coverage for continuity.
Challenge
Navigating Payment Options
Confusion about what Medicare pays for versus private pay, whether insurance covers home health services, and how VA benefits work creates financial stress and delays care.
How We Help
We accept all LTC insurance, Medicare Advantage, and VA benefits. Our team handles claims processing, explains coverage clearly, and helps families access benefits they’ve already paid for.
Challenge
Waterfront Safety Concerns
Canal properties create fall risks near pools and docks. Salt air accelerates maintenance needs elderly people can’t manage physically. Properties feel isolating without walkable neighborhoods.
How We Help
We provide mobility assistance near water features, help with outdoor property tasks, and deliver companion care that reduces isolation while keeping seniors safe in their waterfront homes.
Since 1984, the founders of Preferred Care at Home have had the privilege of assisting clients improve their quality of life while still recognizing and maintaining their dignity and independence. Preferred Care at Home has continued this tradition by only referring the most reliable, compassionate, experienced and affordable caregivers to client’s homes or care facilities.
We understand that long-term care can be costly, which is why we have focused on building a reputation of offering access to quality services at affordable prices.
Ask about the wide range of non-medical services available from 1 to 24 hours per day to provide peace of mind for you or your loved one.
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I am Stacy Adams, Owner and Administrative Manager for Preferred Care at Home of Cape Coral & Fort Myers. I became involved with the company when my mother suffered a debilitating fall and wanted to recover at home. I was advised at that time that the current agencies available to her only covered 30 miles out from her rehabilitation unit–she resides 31 miles out. Finding a caregiver who would accept her dog as well, well, that was another matter. It was then I recognized the greater need for senior home care agencies.
As a previous EMT/ Emergency Medical and Police Dispatcher in my earlier career, I knew the importance of having quality and consistent in-home care. Discharging patients too soon without a support system was a recipe for disaster. For my mother, her home is everything, she did not want to leave it for a facility. I knew she would recover faster if she was in her own home. I did not live near her at the time of her fall and I was at a loss as to where to begin to fulfill her wishes. It was Prefered Care at Home that helped me head in the right direction.
It was this experience that opened my eyes to the need for quality care and my desire to be a part of the solution. I want to give families options for their senior loved one to stay in the home they love (and with their fur babies if they had them!). I want to offer reliable, compassionate, and affordable care to the elderly so they can live their lives with dignity and independence. I want to provide options for those who desperately need more options. These are the reasons I left my marketing management position in the hospitality industry to start my journey with Preferred Care at Home of Cape Coral & Fort Myers. Life has a lot of bumps in the road, my mission is to help smooth out some of those bumps.
Hello, I am Robert Adams Owner and Sales Administrator with Preferred Care at Home of Cape Coral and Fort Myers. I am a US Navy Persian Gulf War Veteran. My career started helping folks with diet and exercise in the Health Club Industry in California in 1989. I then worked as a Sales Executive in the automotive industry.
Post losing my best man from my wedding at age 39, my sister to a heart attack at age of 38 , and my mother to cancer, I began looking for a change of scenery. Life was short and meant to be lived to the fullest. I left for a job in the hospitality industry in St Thomas, Virgin Islands where I could enjoy the beauty and the water. I won top accolades for my sales and customer service consistently. I returned stateside just prior to two category 5 hurricanes hitting the island to assist my wife with her mother. She had suffered a debilitating fall and needed care. This was an eye-opening moment for our family.
Care providers were few and far and there was a real need to help people. My wife and I decided to relocate near her father in Fort Myers so we could help fill a need we found in the community. We had previous experience with Preferred Care through during her mother’s recovery and would have been lost without them. We decided to join the Preferred Care at Home Family. We look forward to servicing the community and offering quality affordable care while safeguarding our client’s independence and dignity.
Hear directly from families and caregivers about the impact of compassionate, personalized care.
Home care services start at $31 per hour in Cape Coral, depending on the level of care needed and scheduling. Our consultations are completely free, and we provide transparent pricing before any services begin. We accept Medicare Advantage, all long-term care insurance, and VA Aid and Attendance benefits, which can significantly reduce out-of-pocket costs. Many families find our 24-hour live-in care more affordable than assisted living facilities.
We operate a boutique care model with a maximum of six clients per zip zone, ensuring personalized care that larger agencies can’t match. We’re veteran-owned with UCSFR certification, our staff includes a Positive Approach to Care trained specialist, we accept 30+ insurance providers including Medicare Advantage, and our on-site Red Cross Learning Center provides advanced caregiver training. Our Transparency Room technology helps family members living out of state monitor care daily. Plus, we hold your hand through the aging process start to finish.
A quality home care agency is insured, manages caregiver performance and scheduling, handles billing and payroll, and maintains backup caregivers when needed. With a private caregiver, you’re responsible for payroll taxes, background checks, and purchasing liability insurance. If your private caregiver can’t make it during a hurricane, you’re on your own. Our agency model provides professional oversight, consistent coverage, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing qualified caregivers are screened and supported.
We can typically begin in-home care services within days of your initial contact, and sometimes sooner for urgent situations like hospital discharge. After your free consultation and in-home assessment, we work quickly to match you with the right caregiver and develop your care plan. For families facing immediate needs, our $199 Smooth Transition Care can start within 24 to 48 hours.
Common signs include difficulty managing daily tasks like bathing, meal preparation, or medication schedules. If you’ve noticed falls, missed appointments, spoiled food, or increased isolation, it’s time to consider a little help. After a hospital stay or diagnosis of chronic illness or memory loss, early support prevents crises. A free consultation helps assess needs objectively before problems escalate.
Medicare Advantage plans often cover companion care services for eligible patients, which we accept. Traditional Medicare typically covers home health care visits from licensed nursing and therapy only when you’re homebound with a doctor’s order, not non-medical personal care services. We help families understand their specific plan benefits, coordinate with insurance providers, and identify additional payment options for services Medicare doesn’t cover. Contact our local office for additional details about your coverage.
Absolutely. We understand that pets are family members, and many seniors have strong bonds with their animals. Our caregivers work comfortably in homes with pets and can assist with basic pet care. During our matching process, we consider pet preferences to ensure compatibility. This was actually a founding concern for our owner Stacy Adams when seeking care for her own mother.
We maintain backup coverage and emergency protocols for hurricane situations. Our team assists with storm preparation, helps ensure medication supplies are stocked, and coordinates with families about evacuation decisions. When it’s safe, caregivers continue providing support through recovery. We also help seniors pre-register for special needs shelters annually. Our local ownership means we’re experiencing the same conditions and stay committed throughout emergencies.
Yes. We’re veteran-owned and UCSFR certified, affiliated with Vet Assist, and accept VA Aid and Attendance Pension benefits. Our team helps navigate VA benefit applications, coordinates with VA healthcare providers, and delivers care that honors your service. Whether you’re a veteran or surviving spouse, we’ll work with you to access the benefits you’ve earned and ensure you receive quality health care at home.
Our Transparency Room technology gives authorized family members 24/7 access to real-time caregiver schedules, visit confirmations, task completion tracking, and caregiver notes. You can receive voice messages from caregivers and communicate directly with our Cape Coral office anytime. This provides peace of mind for families in northern states managing care for parents in Southwest Florida, especially during snowbird season when you’re not physically present.
