Preferred Care at Home has served Tennessee families since 1984, bringing compassionate care and specialized dementia home care services to seniors throughout Clarksville and nearby communities. We’re a family-operated company, now in our third generation, and we understand the unique needs of families navigating memory loss and cognitive decline.
Our caregivers receive specialized training in dementia care, including behavioral management, safety monitoring, and communication techniques. We match caregivers based on personality and experience with specific stages of dementia, not just availability. Our Transparency Room technology lets family members stay connected to daily care, providing peace of mind when you can’t be there in person.
Dementia care services provide specialized support for cognitive challenges, including memory aids, routine establishment, and gentle redirection when confusion occurs. In Clarksville, where many seniors live alone or far from family members, having a caregiver who understands memory loss can prevent dangerous wandering and reduce anxiety.
Our caregivers create familiar routines, use memory cues that work for your loved one, and provide patient assistance when confusion strikes. We adapt our approach as the disease progresses, always focusing on what your loved one can still do rather than dwelling on losses.
Dementia often brings challenging behaviors like agitation, aggression, sundowning, or repetitive actions. Our caregivers are trained to recognize triggers, de-escalate difficult moments, and respond with compassion rather than frustration.
We identify patterns in behavior, work to prevent situations that cause distress, and use proven techniques to redirect when challenges arise. Our goal is reducing stress for everyone in the house while maintaining your loved one’s sense of dignity and autonomy.
People living with dementia face increased fall risks due to confusion, poor judgment, and difficulty with balance. Our caregivers provide constant safety monitoring, removing hazards, assisting with mobility, and preventing wandering that could lead to dangerous situations.
We’re trained to anticipate safety concerns before they become emergencies. Whether it’s helping with walking, preventing falls in the bathroom, or ensuring your loved one doesn’t leave the house alone, we create a secure environment where independence is balanced with necessary protection.
Staying mentally and socially engaged improves quality of life and can slow cognitive decline. Our caregivers provide activities tailored to your loved one’s abilities and interests, from simple puzzles and music to reminiscence therapy and conversation.
We focus on meaningful engagement that brings joy and purpose, not tasks that highlight losses. Whether it’s looking through photo albums, listening to favorite music, or participating in simple crafts, we help your loved one experience a purposeful life filled with connection.
Caring for someone with dementia is emotionally and physically exhausting. We provide family members with education about the disease, communication strategies, and what to expect as symptoms progress through different stages.
Understanding dementia helps you respond with compassion rather than frustration. We share practical techniques that work, answer questions about the illness, and provide resources that help families navigate this challenging journey with confidence.
Family caregivers need breaks to maintain their own health and well being. Our respite care services give you quality time away from caregiving responsibilities, knowing your loved one is safe with a trained professional who understands dementia.
Whether you need a few hours weekly for errands and self-care or several days for a vacation, we provide reliable caregiver services that let you rest without worry. Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s essential for providing the best care over the long term.
Step 01
You’ll reach out to us by phone or through our website, and we’ll respond quickly to understand your loved one’s dementia care needs. We’ll ask about diagnosis, current symptoms, behavioral concerns, and what kind of support would help your family most.
Step 02
We’ll schedule a personalized consultation to discuss your loved one’s history, current abilities, daily routines, and specific challenges you’re facing. We’ll also talk with family members about care preferences, safety concerns, and what outcomes matter most to you.
Step 03
We’ll create a customized dementia care plan that addresses your loved one’s unique needs at their current stage of the disease. This care plan can include memory support, behavioral management, safety monitoring, personal care assistance, meal preparation, medication reminders, and cognitive engagement activities.
Step 04
We’ll match your loved one with a caregiver who has specialized training in dementia care and experience with your loved one’s specific symptoms and stage of illness. You’ll meet the caregiver before services begin to ensure personality compatibility and comfort level.
Step 05
Dementia home care services start on a schedule that works for your family, from a few hours daily to 24-hour support. Family members have access to our Transparency Room portal for real-time updates on daily activities and concerns. We adjust the care plan as the disease progresses and needs change.
Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease presents unique challenges, and Clarksville’s circumstances can make specialized in home care especially valuable. From Fort Campbell’s military relocations to Tennessee’s seasonal weather patterns, local families face specific obstacles when supporting loved ones with memory loss.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Military family distance
What It Looks Like
Fort Campbell families often relocate or deploy, leaving elderly parents with dementia without nearby family members who understand their condition and can provide daily support
How We Help
We provide consistent dementia care services that maintain familiar routines and offer specialized support even when family is far away or deployed.
Challenge
Isolation and loneliness
What It Looks Like
Seniors with memory loss often withdraw from social interaction as symptoms worsen, leading to faster cognitive decline and depression in Clarksville’s spread-out communities.
How We Help
Our caregivers provide daily companionship, meaningful conversation, and cognitive engagement activities that maintain social connection and slow disease progression.
Challenge
Unsafe wandering risks
What It Looks Like
Clarksville’s layout with highways, wooded areas, and the Cumberland River creates dangerous situations when people with dementia wander away from home confused.
How We Help
We provide constant safety monitoring, secure home modifications, and trained supervision that prevents wandering while allowing your loved one to move freely within safe boundaries.
Challenge
Scheduling complex medications
What It Looks Like
People with dementia forget to take medications, take wrong doses, or become confused about their medication schedule, leading to dangerous health complications.
How We Help
Our caregivers provide medication reminders at scheduled times and monitor for side effects or concerns, ensuring a consistent routine that prevents hospital visits.
Challenge
Behavioral symptoms and stress
What It Looks Like
Agitation, aggression, sundowning, or repetitive behaviors create overwhelming stress for family caregivers who don’t know how to respond effectively.
How We Help
We use proven behavioral management techniques to prevent triggers, de-escalate difficult moments with compassion, and create calm environments that reduce symptoms and family stress.
Challenge
Declining ability with daily activities
What It Looks Like
As dementia progresses through different stages, people lose ability to bathe, dress, eat, or use the toilet independently, but families choose to keep them at home.
How We Help
We provide personal care assistance with bathing, dressing, mobility, and toileting that preserves dignity while helping your loved one stay in their own home safely.
Preferred Care at Home serves families throughout Clarksville and the surrounding communities in Montgomery County and Robertson County. Our local team provides quick response times and understands the unique needs of Tennessee seniors.
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Dementia care services in Clarksville typically cost between $24 and $35 per hour, depending on the level of specialized care required and the stage of the disease. More advanced stages requiring constant supervision cost more than early-stage memory support. We offer flexible scheduling from a few hours daily to 24-hour live-in care, and our rates are often more affordable than memory care facilities. Contact us for a free consultation and personalized pricing based on your loved one’s unique needs.
We’ve been providing home care services for over 40 years, and all our caregivers receive specialized training in dementia and Alzheimer’s care. Our 7-step screening process ensures caregivers have the right temperament and skills for working with memory loss patients. We match caregivers based on experience with specific stages of dementia and personality compatibility with your loved one. Our Transparency Room technology gives family members real-time access to care notes, helping you stay connected even when you can’t be there.
Dementia in home care allows your loved one to stay in familiar surroundings with one-on-one attention from a trained caregiver, which often reduces confusion and anxiety. Memory care facilities provide 24-hour supervision with specialized staff but require moving to an unfamiliar environment that can worsen symptoms. In home care works well for early to moderate stages when familiar routines are crucial. If safety concerns become overwhelming or your loved one needs constant medical monitoring, a facility might become necessary. We’ll help you understand when each option makes sense.
Dementia care is typically long-term and increases as the disease progresses through different stages. Many families start with a few hours daily for companionship and safety monitoring, then gradually increase to full-time support as symptoms worsen. Some families use our care services for months, others for years. The progression varies significantly from person to person, so we remain flexible and adjust care plans as your loved one’s needs change.
If your loved one forgets to take medications, gets confused about time or place, experiences personality changes, wanders away from home, has difficulty with daily activities like bathing or dressing, or shows behavioral symptoms like agitation or sundowning, it’s time to consider specialized care. Memory loss that interferes with safety or quality of life requires trained support. Many families wait until after a dangerous incident or hospital visit, but starting dementia care services earlier prevents crises and helps your loved one maintain independence longer.
Yes! We provide family education about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, teaching communication strategies and behavioral management techniques that reduce stress and conflict. We also offer respite care so family caregivers can take necessary breaks without worry. Our Transparency Room portal keeps you connected to what’s happening daily, and our local office is available to answer questions and address concerns throughout your journey. We understand this illness affects the whole family, and we’re here to support everyone involved.
Absolutely! Quality dementia care in Clarksville can prevent many of the crises that lead to hospitalization or facility placement. Our caregivers provide medication reminders that prevent dangerous mistakes, safety monitoring that stops falls and wandering, assistance with meals that maintains proper nutrition, and behavioral management that reduces aggressive episodes. Many families find that specialized in home care allows their loved one to live out their best life at home with dignity rather than moving to a facility.
Our overall approach focuses on understanding why behaviors occur rather than just reacting to them. We identify triggers like hunger, pain, overstimulation, or unmet needs, then work to prevent situations that cause distress. When challenging moments happen, we use redirection, validation therapy, and calming techniques rather than confrontation. We create structured routines that provide a sense of security and adapt our communication style to match your loved one’s current abilities. Our goal is reducing anxiety and creating an environment where your loved one feels safe and understood.
Safety monitoring is central to our dementia care services. Our caregivers provide constant supervision appropriate to the stage of illness, secure doors and windows to prevent unsafe wandering, remove hazards throughout the house, assist with mobility to prevent falls, and use distraction and redirection if your loved one becomes fixated on leaving. We also help families install safety modifications like alarms or locks when needed. Our company takes safety seriously because we understand one wandering incident can have tragic consequences.
Yes! Our end-of-life care services complement hospice care beautifully. While hospice focuses on medical comfort care, we provide the hands-on personal care, companionship, and family support that makes home-based hospice possible. Our caregivers assist with personal care needs, create comfortable environments, offer respite for exhausted family members, and provide compassionate presence during this difficult stage. We’re proud to help families keep their loved one comfortable at home with dignity during life’s final chapter.
