Peace of mind for your family begins at home. When elderly parents need around-the-clock support in Yonkers, the thought of nursing home placement can feel overwhelming. Preferred Care at Home understands this struggle. Since 1984, we’ve helped Westchester County families keep their loved ones safe, comfortable, and independent through compassionate live-in care.
Preferred Care at Home has served families throughout Yonkers and Westchester County for over 40 years. Founded in 1984 by an RN who realized that elderly people just wanted to stay home, we’ve built our entire company around making aging in place both possible and affordable. Our caregivers undergo a rigorous 7-step screening process, ensuring the highest standards for quality, safety, and compassion.
What sets us apart is our commitment to personality-based caregiver matching and genuine affordability. We carefully match caregivers to clients based on personality and unique needs. Our cost-effective live-in care provides 24-hour peace of mind at prices more accessible than most families imagine. Plus, our innovative Transparency Room technology allows family members to monitor care remotely.
Home is where memories have been made, and are still being created. Our live-in care services help you or your loved ones stay there with dignity and independence. We provide around-the-clock supervision and companionship in the security and privacy of your own home, with dedicated caregivers who become trusted members of your family.
Our caregivers provide continuous presence in your own home, offering both practical assistance and the comfort of knowing someone trustworthy is always nearby. For families in Yonkers dealing with aging parents who struggle with mobility, chronic conditions, or memory concerns, this round-the-clock supervision brings invaluable peace of mind.
We combine professional training with genuine compassion. Your caregiver assists with personal care needs like bathing, dressing, and grooming while also managing light housekeeping, meal preparation, and medication reminders. The relationship that develops goes beyond tasks. it’s companionship that helps your mom or dad maintain dignity and quality of life at home.
Our personal care services provide reliable assistance with bathing, toileting, mobility support, and personal hygiene, all delivered by the same caregiver who learns your loved one’s preferences and routines. In Yonkers, where many families live in multi-story homes, having a trained professional to assist with transfers and fall prevention is crucial for safety.
We train our caregivers to provide physical assistance while preserving independence wherever possible. The goal isn’t to take over your parents’ life but to support them in living it fully. From verbal prompts and reminders to comprehensive hands-on care, we adjust our level of assistance to match what your family member truly needs.
Sleep brings vulnerability. Too often, elderly people worry about falling at night or experiencing medical emergencies when alone. Our live-in caregivers provide overnight assistance, ensuring your loved one can safely navigate nighttime bathroom trips, manage midnight medication schedules, or receive immediate help if something goes wrong.
Our caregivers are trained to respond quickly and calmly to emergencies while maintaining regular communication with family members through our Transparency Room platform. You receive real-time updates about your loved one’s well-being and can access caregiver notes, schedules, and voice messages from anywhere, whether you’re across Yonkers or across New York State.
Home care isn’t just medical. It’s about maintaining the home itself. Our live-in caregivers handle light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, meal planning and preparation, and other household tasks that become burdensome with age. For elderly parents in Yonkers who want to maintain independence but struggle with the physical demands, this all-inclusive support makes staying home possible.
We understand that a clean, organized, comfortable home environment contributes to overall health and happiness. Your caregiver provides services and helps preserve the dignity and pride that come from living in a well-maintained home. Plus, family caregivers who’ve been trying to handle everything themselves finally get the relief they deserve.
When cognitive decline affects your loved one, live-in care becomes even more essential. Our caregivers receive specialized training in dementia and Alzheimer’s care, understanding how to manage behavioral changes, provide cognitive engagement, and ensure safety for patients who may wander or become confused. Staying in familiar surroundings often slows cognitive decline and reduces anxiety.
We focus on maintaining routine, offering gentle redirection during moments of confusion, and creating an environment where your parent feels secure. Memory care requires patience, specific training, and genuine compassion, qualities we verify through our 7-step screening process before any caregiver enters your home.
We take a thoughtful, personalized approach to ensure your loved one receives the care they deserve.
Step 01
Free phone consultation to answer your questions with no obligation.
Step 02
We meet in your home to understand unique needs and routines.
Step 03
Creating a personalized plan addressing specific dementia needs.
Step 04
Selecting caregivers whose personality aligns with your loved one’s.
Step 05
Regular check-ins and access to our Transparency Room portal.
For families throughout Yonkers and Westchester County, certain challenges keep coming up. Here’s how we help solve them.
Challenge
What It Looks Like
How We Help
Winter weather isolation
What It Looks Like
Harsh New York winters make it dangerous for elderly people to leave home for appointments or groceries, leading to isolation and missed medical care.
How We Help
Our caregivers provide safe transportation year-round and bring the outside world in through companionship and assistance with errands during difficult weather.
Challenge
Multi-story home accessibility
What It Looks Like
Many Yonkers homes have stairs, making it increasingly difficult and dangerous for elderly parents to navigate their own homes independently.
How We Help
We provide trained mobility assistance and fall prevention support, helping your loved one safely move throughout their multi-level home while considering modifications.
Challenge
High cost of living concerns
What It Looks Like
The Westchester County cost of living makes families worry about affording quality home health aide services for aging parents who need 24-hour supervision.
How We Help
Our live-in care model provides around-the-clock support at a fraction of nursing facility costs, combining affordability with professional, compassionate care services.
Challenge
Family caregiver burnout
What It Looks Like
Adult children balancing careers, their own families, and elderly parent care reach a breaking point where guilt and exhaustion overwhelm everyone involved.
How We Help
We step in to provide professional relief, allowing family members to return to being loving children rather than exhausted caregivers while maintaining quality care.
Challenge
Finding trustworthy caregivers
What It Looks Like
Families feel anxious about hiring strangers to provide personal care in their parents’ home, worried about safety, theft, or poor quality assistance.
How We Help
Our rigorous 7-step screening process includes background verification, reference checks, and skills assessment. Caregivers are bonded and insured for your peace of mind.
Challenge
Managing chronic conditions at home
What It Looks Like
Elderly patients with diabetes, heart disease, or other chronic conditions need careful monitoring and medication management that family members aren’t trained to provide.
How We Help
Our home health aides are trained professionals who assist with medication reminders, monitor symptoms, coordinate with medical providers, and recognize warning signs early.
Our team lives in the communities we serve. When you call, you reach neighbors who understand New York State home care regulations and local resources.
We Serve:
Yonkers
Mount Vernon
Peekskill
Cortlandt Manor
Yorktown Heights
Mahopac
Carmel
Brewster
Cold Spring
Garrison
Putnam Valley
Patterson
Croton on Hudson
Buchanan
Mohegan Lake
Somers
North Salem
Katonah
Golden Bridge
Cost factors include level of care needed, caregiver qualifications, and service hours. We offer free consultations where we provide transparent pricing based on your specific situation. Many families find our rates more affordable than they expected, especially compared to the combined costs of assisted living, medical care visits, and the emotional toll of moving a loved one from home.
We’ve served New York families since 1984, which is over 40 years of continuous experience, founded by registered nurses who understood that elderly people wanted to stay home. Unlike corporate agencies, we’re family-operated and carefully match caregivers to clients based on personality, not just availability. Our proprietary Transparency Room technology lets you monitor care remotely, our 7-step screening process ensures quality and safety, and our focus on affordability means we offer competitive rates without sacrificing compassionate, professional service that your family deserves.
Live-in care works best when your loved one needs supervision throughout the day and night, has cognitive impairments that make being alone unsafe, or requires assistance multiple times daily with personal care and household tasks. Visiting care suits situations where a few hours of daily support suffices and your parent remains relatively independent between visits. For Yonkers families dealing with dementia, fall risks, or chronic conditions requiring frequent monitoring, live-in care usually provides better safety and peace of mind. We’ll assess your specific needs during consultation and recommend what truly fits.
Most families begin receiving care within 3-7 days of initial contact, though we can often arrange emergency placement faster when urgent needs arise. The timeline depends on completing the home assessment, developing your care plan, and finding the right personality-matched caregiver. We understand that hospital discharge situations or sudden health changes create time pressure. Our Westchester office prioritizes quick response while never sacrificing the careful matching process that ensures quality, consistent care your loved one deserves throughout the relationship.
If you’re noticing your mom or dad struggling with daily tasks like bathing or meal preparation, if they’ve had recent falls or close calls, if medication management has become confusing for them, or if you worry constantly about their safety when alone, it’s worth getting an assessment. Other signs include weight loss from poor nutrition, declining hygiene, increased isolation, or cognitive changes that make independent living risky. Many Yonkers families wait until a crisis forces the decision. Getting help sooner often means your parent maintains more independence and dignity throughout the process.
We guarantee caregiver consistency and quality through ongoing monitoring by our office team. If you’re ever unsatisfied with your caregiver, we’ll find a better match at no additional charge. Our Transparency Room platform provides continuous family access to care updates, schedules, and direct communication with caregivers. We conduct regular check-ins to adjust the care plan as your loved one’s needs change. While we don’t offer traditional warranties like product companies, we stand behind our services with responsive support, quality assurance, and a commitment to resolving any concerns immediately.
Resistance to accepting care is completely normal. Nobody wants to admit they need help. We’ve worked with thousands of families facing this challenge for over 40 years. Start by involving your parent in the consultation process, letting them meet the caregiver before care begins, and framing it as “help around the house” rather than “personal care” initially. Often, the relationship that develops changes everything. Our personality-matched approach means caregivers connect authentically with your mom or dad, building trust gradually. Many elderly people who initially refused care come to view their caregiver as a trusted friend.
Our standard live-in caregivers provide non-medical personal care, including bathing, dressing, mobility support, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and companionship. They cannot perform medical procedures like medication care, injections, or clinical assessments. However, we also offer skilled care services with licensed nurses for situations requiring medical expertise. For most Yonkers families, the combination of professional personal care services with coordination alongside your parents’ existing medical providers creates the comprehensive support needed for successful aging at home.
Your caregiver can accompany your parent to the hospital, provide information to medical staff about their routine and health history, and ensure smooth communication between the hospital and home. After discharge, our transition care services help prevent readmission by managing follow-up appointments, medications, and recovery instructions. The continuity of having a familiar caregiver who knows your loved one’s baseline health is invaluable during medical crises. We coordinate with healthcare providers and keep family members informed throughout any hospitalization or health changes that occur.
Contact us today for a free, no-pressure consultation. Call our Westchester & Putnam County office or submit a form online, and we’ll schedule an in-home assessment where we meet with you and your loved one to understand needs, answer questions, and develop a customized care plan. You’ll receive transparent pricing, meet potential caregivers, and gain access to our Transparency Room technology from day one. Most families tell us they wish they’d reached out sooner. Let us be there for you, by your side, every step of the way.
