Your family is doing everything for a loved one in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads, and that caregiving deserves real support. Preferred Care at Home connects Hampton Roads families with compassionate caregivers so you can rest, recharge, and focus on your own well-being.
AARP research shows more than a third of family caregivers want respite support, yet only 14% receive it, leaving most families across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads without a reliable break. Preferred Care at Home holds Virginia Home Care Organization License HCO-201500, earned five Home Care Pulse awards across 2023 and 2024, and is contracted directly with the VA to support veterans and their families. No entry-level placements ever reach a client’s home.
This location also helps families arrange and manage long term care insurance, filing claims on their behalf and eliminating the elimination period on most plans, so the services provided reach you without delay.
Companion care is where many families in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads start when they need temporary relief. An experienced caregiver provides companionship and a steady presence so you can relax, visit friends, or handle a doctor appointment without stress.
Homemaker care adds a practical helping hand with light housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, and errands. Together, these home care services cover the caregiving duties that pile up and drain your energy over the course of a week.
Personal care services assist seniors across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads with bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility so aging in place stays safe and comfortable. This is the right fit when caregiving responsibilities include daily physical assistance alongside companionship.
Services are available from one hour to full-day coverage. A caregiver works with respect for your loved one’s dignity and adapts to their essential requirements as needs change.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s care is the flagship service at this Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads location. Caregivers bring verified memory care experience, not a general home care background, and that distinction matters when you need to truly relax knowing your loved one is safe.
Transition care helps your loved one recover at home after a hospital discharge, coordinating doctor follow-ups and managing demands that typically fall on a single family member.
Step 01
Call (757) 355-5080 or reach out online. Short notice requests are welcome.
Step 02
You discuss your situation, schedule, and needs. We listen before recommending.
Step 03
We map your loved one’s essential requirements to a personalized care plan.
Step 04
An experienced caregiver is matched by personality, background, and documented skills.
Step 05
Care starts, and families access real-time updates through the Transparency Room portal.
Families across Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads face caregiving stress unique to Hampton Roads: a tight caregiver labor market, a large veteran community navigating benefit complexity, and a coastal storm season.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Staffing pressure in Hampton Roads
What It Looks Like
BLS data shows home health and personal care aides in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News metro earn a mean wage of $16.82/hr, making short notice coverage genuinely hard to find.
How We Help
Experienced-only referrals and backup staffing plans keep your schedule intact when demand outpaces supply.
Challenge
VA benefit complexity slowing action
What It Looks Like
Virginia Beach has roughly 52,520 veterans (15.7% of residents, ACS 2024). Many families delay in home respite care while they explore Aid and Attendance eligibility and determine whether they qualify.
How We Help
This VA-contracted location helps families understand the 2026 net worth limit ($163,699) and MAPR with one dependent ($34,488) so they can start care now rather than wait.
Challenge
Respite access gap
What It Looks Like
AARP reports more than a third of caregivers want a break, but only 14% receive the relief and rest they need to continue caregiving responsibly.
How We Help
In home care services bring respite directly to your loved one, removing the facility barrier and making care practical for real schedules.
Challenge
Cost confusion delaying the first call
What It Looks Like
Virginia’s median hourly home health aide cost is $32 per the CareScout 2024 survey, but most local competitors don’t publish rates, making it hard to plan or determine what help you can afford.
How We Help
We answer cost questions directly, assist with LTC insurance claims, and connect eligible families with the Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher ($595 cap, through June 30, 2026).
Challenge
Caregiver continuity failures
What It Looks Like
Review data from Hampton Roads competitors shows repeated caregiver changes and last-minute cancellations as the most common complaints from families who relied on other providers.
How We Help
Personality-matched caregiver assignments and a documented backup coverage plan reduce disruption before it affects your loved one’s sense of control and comfort.
Challenge
Hurricane season disrupting care
What It Looks Like
NOAA defines Atlantic hurricane season as June 1 through November 30. Coastal Virginia Beach neighborhoods like Sandbridge, Croatan, and Chic’s Beach are in documented flood zones.
How We Help
We build contingency staffing plans before storm season starts so weather doesn’t leave your loved one without a caregiver when it matters most.
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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Respite in home care in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads typically starts around $20 to $32 per hour, with long term care insurance, VA pension, and state vouchers available to eligible families. Care.com reports an average starting rate of $20.78 per hour in Virginia Beach as of February 2025. Virginia’s median home health aide rate is $32 per hour per the CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2024. This location assists with LTC insurance claims filing, including eliminating the elimination period on most plans, at no added charge.
Experienced-only caregivers, direct VA contracting, LTC insurance assistance, and five Home Care Pulse awards separate this location from other home care services in Hampton Roads. VA-contracted status means veteran families access care quickly. The team files LTC insurance claims on behalf of families. Home Care Pulse awarded this location Leader in Experience 2024, Provider of Choice 2024, and Employer of Choice 2024. Every caregiver is screened through a documented 7-step process before their first visit.
Most families begin care within a few days of their first consultation, and short notice requests are accepted based on caregiver availability. During hurricane season (June 1 through November 30), setting up care and a backup plan before disruption occurs is strongly recommended, since caregiver availability tightens across all Hampton Roads agencies in emergencies. Families who schedule early stay in control of their care plan year-round.
The Virginia DARS voucher provides up to $595 per household through June 30, 2026, with approval within 30 days and a 90-day window to use services. Administered by Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, families apply once per year when eligible and funds remain. Because funding expires June 30, 2026, applying early matters. The voucher can be combined with LTC insurance or VA pension to cover a larger share of respite hours.
VA Aid and Attendance pension can significantly reduce what veterans and surviving spouses pay for in home respite care, with a 2026 MAPR of $34,488 for a veteran with one dependent. The VA deducts unreimbursed home care costs from gross income when calculating pension. For December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026, the net worth limit is $163,699. Because this location is VA-contracted, families don’t have to wait for benefit approval to start care.
Respite care services typically include companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care assistance, and safety monitoring, based on a loved one’s essential requirements. A homemaker visit adds light housekeeping, meal preparation, and errands. A personal care visit includes bathing, dressing, and mobility assistance. Most respite plans combine elements from more than one care category. Preferred Care at Home maps those needs during a free consultation so the caregiver arrives prepared.
Taking a break is not giving up. Your own well-being directly affects the care your loved one receives, and respite is what makes a fulfilling caregiving life sustainable. Families who use in home respite care find their loved ones enjoy the companionship visit, and they return to caregiving with more patience and health to give. Respite isn’t a pause in love. It’s how love lasts.
Ask about caregiver screening, backup coverage, experience with your loved one’s condition, and how you’ll receive updates. Five questions to discuss with any in-home respite care provider in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads:
(1) Do you refer only experienced caregivers?
(2) What happens if my caregiver cancels on short notice?
(3) Do caregivers have experience with dementia or my loved one’s specific condition?
(4) How do I receive updates during a visit?
(5) Can I monitor care remotely?
Preferred Care at Home answers all five directly.
Yes. Short term in home care after surgery covers personal care assistance, meal preparation, transportation, and household tasks so the primary family caregiver can rest and recover too. In-home care services during recovery also include light housekeeping and help managing the doctor follow-up schedule. For families also coordinating a hospital discharge, transition care pairs well with respite to handle clinical coordination alongside day-to-day support.
Scheduling one to two weeks in advance is recommended, and families in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and all of Hampton Roads flood zones should arrange contingency coverage before June 1 each year. NOAA defines the Atlantic hurricane season as June 1 through November 30. Coastal neighborhoods including Sandbridge, Croatan, and Chic’s Beach sit in FEMA-mapped flood zones. Setting up a respite schedule and backup plan before storm season begins keeps your loved one covered when demand spikes and options narrow.
