Preferred Care at Home of South Broward is a locally owned and operated franchise based in Hollywood, FL. Owners Geoffrey and Christine de Sousa bring over 40 years of national senior care experience to this community. We are a licensed Home Health Agency (LIC HHA #299995298) and a Best of Home Care Employer of Choice in 2023 and 2024.
Every caregiver on our team is background checked and screened through a rigorous 7-step process before entering your home. We match caregivers by personality and life experience, not just a schedule. And because South Broward families speak many languages, our caregivers serve you in English, Spanish, French, and Creole.
Live-in home care means a caregiver stays in your loved one’s home, providing supervision, companionship, and hands-on help throughout the day and night. It’s a way to keep your mother, father, or spouse in familiar surroundings while making sure someone is always there.
Loneliness is one of the biggest concerns for older adults living alone in South Broward. A live-in companion care caregiver brings daily conversation, shared activities, and emotional support so your loved one feels connected, not isolated.
The companionship goes beyond sitting together. Your caregiver helps with light housekeeping, errands, and appointments while encouraging participation in community life.
When daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and mobility become difficult, a live-in personal care caregiver provides the personal care assistance your loved one needs. Every care plan is built around their specific routines and preferences.
This is more than help with chores. It’s about preserving dignity and independence in your own home, from morning grooming to safe transfers and toileting throughout the day.
Some seniors need a caregiver who is awake and alert at all times, especially when fall prevention strategies, overnight toileting, or wandering are concerns. 24-hour care uses rotating shifts so someone is always on duty, day and night.
This is different from live-in care, where the caregiver sleeps overnight. Shift care is the right fit when your loved one’s health requires active supervision every hour.
A dementia diagnosis changes everything for a family. Our dementia and Alzheimer’s care caregivers are trained to support cognitive engagement, safety monitoring, and the compassionate patience that memory care demands.
Staying in a familiar home helps reduce confusion and anxiety for seniors with dementia. A consistent live-in caregiver who knows your loved one’s habits and preferences makes each day calmer and safer.
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Families across Broward County face real obstacles when caring for an elderly parent at home. These are some of the most common concerns we hear, and how we address them.
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Care can begin within days. Our Smooth-Transition Care program pairs your loved one with a trained coach for recovery.
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.
Yes. A live-in caregiver sleeps during designated overnight hours and needs a private sleeping area, but remains available for brief nighttime needs. If your loved one requires active overnight help, such as repositioning, toileting, or monitoring for wandering, shift-based 24-hour care is a better fit. Preferred Care at Home offers both models so families can choose what matches their situation. We’ll help you decide during your free consultation.
Yes. Live-in caregivers provide personal care assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, transfers, and other activities of daily living. Every caregiver is screened through our 7-step screening process and matched to your loved one’s needs and personality. Care plans cover everything from morning routines to safe transfers throughout the home. Our professional caregivers treat each person with dignity and respect, focusing on preserving independence in familiar surroundings.
For many families, live-in care allows a loved one with dementia to stay in familiar surroundings with a consistent caregiver who knows their routines and preferences. Familiar environments help reduce confusion and anxiety for people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s. A live-in caregiver provides safety monitoring, cognitive engagement, and compassionate care all day. In communities like Hollywood and Pembroke Pines, where nearly one in five residents is 65 or older, this specialized care keeps seniors safe in their own homes.
Preferred Care at Home can often begin live-in care within days of your first call, including after a hospital discharge or surgery. When patients come home from the hospital, they face confusing instructions, prescriptions, and follow-up appointments. Our Smooth-Transition Care® program addresses each of these problems by pairing your loved one with a trained coach who manages the recovery process. Family caregivers benefit too, because someone is handling the short term care gap that often leads to readmission.
