Your family member deserves to stay home in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads, where life is familiar and dignity is intact. Preferred Care at Home connects seniors with experienced caregivers who provide compassionate, personalized in home care services built around each person’s unique needs.
Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads is home to a large aging population, with Virginia Beach alone reporting 454,808 residents and 15.4% age 65 or older, plus more than 53,555 veterans, per U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts. For Hampton Roads families navigating aging, recovery, or memory concerns, Preferred Care at Home has provided senior home care for over 40 years, with every caregiver matched to your loved one’s personality and daily routine.
This location refers only caregivers with documented, verified experience. No entry-level placements, no on-the-job training in client homes. The team assists families with long-term care insurance, including eliminating the elimination period on most plans and filing claims on the family’s behalf.
Personal care services help older adults across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads manage everyday tasks that have become difficult: bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility support, and medication reminders. Compassionate caregivers provide care calibrated to each person’s energy level and dignity.
A personalized care plan is built around your loved one’s schedule and unique needs, from a few hours each morning to full-day coverage.
Companion care addresses the loneliness that settles in when friends and family live far away. Compassionate caregivers bring conversation, connection, and a steady presence, making each visit something your loved one looks forward to.
Homemaker care handles the daily tasks that drain energy: meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, and errands. Trained caregivers also provide transportation so your loved one stays connected to appointments and the community. Respite care for family caregivers is available for a few hours or longer.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s care is the flagship specialized care service at this Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads location. The Virginia Department of Health reports 150,000 Virginians age 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s, and every family’s experience with memory loss is different.
Trained caregivers provide behavioral management, safety monitoring, and cognitive engagement while your loved one stays in their own home. Families receive real-time updates through the Transparency Room portal so concerns never go unanswered.
Transition care supports older adults across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads returning home after a hospital stay, when readmission risk is highest. A trained caregiver assists with medication reminders, appointment coordination, and recovery monitoring during the vulnerable window after discharge.
For seniors managing a chronic condition, daily support from trained caregivers connects practical everyday tasks with ongoing safety so clients stay home longer.
Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads sits within one of the country’s largest veteran communities, and this location holds a direct VA contract for veterans care. Cases are staffed quickly with caregivers who understand and respect military service culture.
VA benefits, including Aid and Attendance, can help offset care costs. This location helps families navigate VA pension eligibility and documentation so benefits are used rather than missed.
Step 01
Call (757) 355-5080 or contact us online. We confirm your consultation quickly.
Step 02
We learn your loved one’s needs, schedule, and concerns in a no-obligation call.
Step 03
Together we build a personalized care plan that fits your schedule, budget, and daily routine.
Step 04
We match the right caregiver by personality, experience, and background.
Step 05
Care starts with Transparency Room access for real-time caregiver notes and visit updates.
Hampton Roads families face care challenges shaped by a large aging population, coastal weather, and a competitive caregiver market.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Rising care costs on a fixed income
What It Looks Like
Genworth’s 2024 survey places the national annual median for a home health aide at $77,792. Fixed incomes force families to under-buy hours, increasing fall risk.
How We Help
Care plans scale by the hour so costs match actual need.
Challenge
High fall risk in aging homes
What It Looks Like
CDC data shows 1 in 4 adults age 65 or older falls each year; 37% of those falls result in injuries requiring medical treatment or restricted activity.
How We Help
Trained caregivers provide transfer assistance, mobility support, and safety checks during every visit.
Challenge
Caregiver labor pressure across Hampton Roads
What It Looks Like
BLS projects 739,800 new home care aide positions needed nationally by 2034, straining scheduling across the Hampton Roads market.
How We Help
This location maintains backup coverage and contacts families before a scheduling gap becomes a safety concern.
Challenge
Medicare coverage confusion
What It Looks Like
Families often assume personal care is covered like home health. Virginia defines personal care as non-Medicare, with RN supervision required at the organizational level.
How We Help
We clarify the difference, explain what Medicare covers, and walk families through private pay, VA benefits, and LTC insurance.
Challenge
Communication failures at competing agencies
What It Looks Like
Hampton Roads families report other agencies do not call when caregivers are late or unavailable, leaving seniors without support or answers.
How We Help
Proactive shift-status communication is a service standard. You hear from the team before a gap creates a concern.
Challenge
Cognitive decline increasing supervision urgency
What It Looks Like
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates 7.2 million Americans age 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2025. Supervision needs escalate faster than most Hampton Roads families expect.
How We Help
Dementia care specialists adapt care plans as needs change, with behavioral management and family communication built in.
Preferred Care at Home of Virginia Beach has continued this tradition by only referring the most reliable, compassionate, experienced, and affordable caregivers to clients’ homes or care facilities.
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Care.com reports personal in home care in Virginia Beach averaging $20.78 per hour as of February 2025, with 40-hour weekly coverage around $831. Families across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads who begin with a few hours of daily care pay considerably less.
Three things set this location apart: experienced-only caregiver referrals (no entry-level placements), a direct VA contract for faster veteran care staffing, and hands-on help filing long-term care insurance claims. Preferred Care at Home of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads refers only caregivers with documented, verified experience. The team files claims on your behalf, including eliminating the elimination period on most plans.
Care can typically begin within days of your initial call, with caregiver matching often completed within 24 to 48 hours. Post-hospital transitions carry high readmission risk when support is delayed, so we move quickly through consultation, care plan, and caregiver match. Call (757) 355-5080 for urgent needs.
If your loved one can manage safely alone for stretches of time, a few hours of daily care is usually the right starting point, with a plan that expands as needs change. Personal care typically begins with two to four hours covering bathing, dressing, and meals. Around-the-clock care becomes appropriate when cognitive decline, fall history, or a chronic condition makes unsupervised time unsafe.
Virginia regulation defines personal care as assistance with activities of daily living that maintain health and safety at home (12VAC5-381-360). Services include bathing, grooming, dressing, mobility and transfer support, toileting, and medication reminders, while physical therapy falls outside the personal care scope. Virginia Administrative Code requires a registered nurse to oversee personal care at the organizational level, providing accountability independently hired caregivers cannot match.
Caregivers are matched by personality and experience through our 7-step screening process, and this location maintains backup coverage so schedule changes are handled before they reach you. Personality-based matching reduces turnover, and backup staffing covers unplanned absences. The Transparency Room portal shows scheduled visits and caregiver notes in real time.
Yes. The VA Pension Aid and Attendance enhancement provides up to $34,488 annually for a veteran with one dependent who qualifies, per VA.gov pension rates effective December 1, 2025. This area has one of the highest veteran concentrations in the country, and Preferred Care at Home is a VA-contracted provider here. The team helps families with benefit documentation, eligibility verification, and spousal survivor eligibility so VA benefits are fully used.
The CDC reports 1 in 4 adults age 65 or older falls each year, and 37% of those falls result in injuries requiring medical treatment. Personal care services address fall risk through transfer assistance, mobility support, and safety checks at every visit. Trained caregivers track changes in balance over time and adjust the care plan before a fall occurs.
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates 7.2 million Americans age 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2025, and cognitive decline makes safe unsupervised time progressively shorter. Risks like wandering and unsafe appliance use increase even during brief unsupervised periods, and personal care with dementia-trained caregivers addresses these concerns directly. Preferred Care at Home of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads treats dementia care as its primary differentiator, with care plans that adapt as needs progress.
We walk every family through private pay, VA benefits, and long-term care insurance options during the initial consultation. Visit our paying for home care resource page for a broader overview, or call (757) 355-5080 to speak with the team about your coverage and eligibility.
