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Home Care is an option that allows someone with special needs to stay in their home. It might be for someone who is aging, someone who is chronically ill or disabled or someone who is recovering from a surgery. Home care services include:

• Personal care, such as assistance with getting dressed, bathing, and toileting
• Homemaking, such as cleaning, yard work, and laundry
• Companionship, fellowship through group activities
• Preparing and cooking meals, and then the cleanup afterward
• Basic health care, such as medication reminders and basic vital signs monitoring by a home health aide

Anyone needing or wanting assistance with activities of daily living should consider hiring a home care aide. Whether you’re looking for help for a couple hours a week or 24 hour live-in care, there is much value to be realized in having an aide deliver care.

The truth is, it depends. When considering what the right choice is for you and your loved ones, you should consider the breadth of services offered, affordability, flexibility, company culture, reputation, ability to personalize care options, location and the overall care team’s credentials. In other words, finding a home care service is not easy, nor should it be. When it comes to family, finding the right care service is one of the most important decisions your family will ever make.

• You are always able to speak directly with our staff 24/7
• We offer personalized care plans to cater to specific needs
• You always have the option of choosing and/or changing your caregiver
• We offer competitive rates to ease affordability concerns
• No long-term contracts
• We gladly serve the families of Central Florida
• We are licensed, insured and bonded to ensure you and your family are always protected
• We guarantee that physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual needs are being met through our care

First, in order for us to determine how we may best be of service, please give us a call at (800) 572-0135, or feel free to request a call here. Based off of that conversation, we can arrange a time to schedule your free in-home assessment. That assessment will ensure that all of you and your family’s needs are being met.

No! Franchises pay hefty fees to the franchise company; instead we put that money into caregiver pay and benefits, which promotes continuity within the Sandcastle team. This leads to a better overall experience for our clients!

We proudly serve the six areas:

• Central Florida area (Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties)
• Florida Coast area (Brevard, Volusia, and Flagler counties)
• Jacksonville area (Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau and Baker counties)
• The Villages (Lake, Sumter, Marion, Alachua counties)
• Tampa / Lakeland (Polk and Hillsborough counties)
• Clearwater / St Pete (Pasco and Pinellas counties)

Yes. Each one of our caregivers is required to be fluent in speaking and writing English, and we test to be certain. Though we require all of our caregivers be able to drive to and from their client’s homes, we do not currently provide transport services to clients at the moment. Our caregivers are however, able to accompany a client to/from appointments, errands, etc. if transportation is provided by a third-party (e.g. public transportation, taxi, Uber).

Depending on your needs, we can typically begin delivering care within 24 hours. Our goal is to always meet you and your family’s needs.

Another benefit of Sandcastle is that you only pay for the services and hours you require. As every client’s needs are unique, we will be able to give you an exact bill rate at the time of assessment. Please give us a call for a general range of rates or request more information here.

No! Whether you need two hours a week or around-the-clock care, we’ll build a plan around you.

No. With 24 hours’ notice, you can cancel service anytime.

Our caregivers are our employees, and we are responsible for their pay. We will send you an itemized bill twice a month.

We accept cash, checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Long Term Care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, Medicaid LTC and Veteran’s Administration authorizations. More on paying for care.

For us at Sandcastle, this is what we live for. We take great pride and pleasure in knowing that we help others live a more meaningful, independent life by making a positive difference in not only our client’s life, but the entire family’s lives as well.