Most families reach out when something changes or starts to feel unsafe. Getting support in place early prevents bigger issues. Seniors Helping Seniors® | Suncoast Senior Care provides in-home care for older adults throughout the Bradenton area. This is part of a broader home care plan designed to help older adults remain safely independent at home. Our caregivers are experienced, mature adults who bring genuine connection to every visit, whether your family needs a few hours of help each week or around-the-clock support.
Serving families across Bradenton and Manatee County
Light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, errands, and medication reminders.
Bathing and showering assistance, dressing, toileting, grooming, and mobility support
In-home safety assessment, hazard identification, and ongoing monitoring by caregivers
Supervision, companionship, and structured social interaction for clients with cognitive decline
Socialization, pet care, and regular updates for family members who live far away
Relief for family caregivers, available around the clock including overnight
Rides to appointments and errands, provided as part of a broader care plan
Full range of services at zero out-of-pocket cost for eligible veterans through our VA contract
Families typically reach out in one of these situations:
Falls, near-falls, unsafe bathing, medication confusion, or worsening mobility.
Adult children who can't be there day-to-day and want consistent eyes and ears in the home.
A spouse, son, or daughter has been doing it all and needs reliable relief.
A discharge, a new diagnosis, or a sudden change that means home isn't working the way it used to.
Getting care in place is straightforward. Most families go from first call to active care within 48 hours to one week.
Contact and Intake Call
Call us or reach out online. Our intake coordinator spends about 15 minutes learning about your situation, answering your questions, and helping determine whether home care is the right next step.
Review and Sign Documents
Documents are sent by email for review and signature, and most families complete this step electronically within a day. If electronic forms aren’t convenient, our nurse can bring the paperwork to the in-home assessment and review it with you there.
In-Home Nurse Assessment
A registered nurse visits the home to evaluate care needs and check the environment for safety concerns such as fall hazards. This visit is typically scheduled within 24 to 48 hours of your first call.
Match with a Caregiver
The care team identifies caregivers based on skill set, availability, proximity to the client’s home, and personality fit.
Your Care Schedule Begins
Simple schedules can start within a couple of days. More comprehensive 24/7 arrangements may take up to a week to coordinate with multiple caregivers.
Call now to talk through your situation and get care in place within days.
Getting care in place is straightforward. Most families go from first call to active care within 48 hours to one week.
Call us or reach out online. Our intake coordinator spends about 15 minutes learning about your situation, answering your questions, and helping determine whether home care is the right next step.
Documents are sent by email for review and signature, and most families complete this step electronically within a day. If electronic forms aren't convenient, our nurse can bring the paperwork to the in-home assessment and review it with you there.
A registered nurse visits the home to evaluate care needs and check the environment for safety concerns such as fall hazards. This visit is typically scheduled within 24 to 48 hours of your first call.
The care team identifies caregivers based on skill set, availability, proximity to the client's home, and personality fit.
Simple schedules can start within a couple of days. More comprehensive 24/7 arrangements may take up to a week to coordinate with multiple caregivers.
Most families pay privately, but eligible veterans and those with certain Medicare Advantage or PACE plans may have coverage options at zero out-of-pocket cost.
Eligible veterans receive full services funded by the VA. Zero out-of-pocket cost. The VA assesses each veteran and authorizes weekly hours, typically 4 to 20 hours per week.
Qualifying Medicare Advantage plans may cover in-home care services. The plan authorizes hours based on an individual assessment.
Participants in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly may receive services at zero out-of-pocket cost.
For private pay clients, we bill every other week for services already provided. No upfront payment is required.
Seniors Helping Seniors® serves Bradenton and the surrounding communities throughout Manatee County, including neighborhoods across both sides of the city.
Reliable home care comes down to consistency. It means the same caregiver showing up, understanding routines, and providing stable, predictable support. When care is inconsistent, families deal with repeated retraining, disrupted routines, and increased safety risk. We focus on continuity by assigning consistent caregivers and actively tracking that consistency over time, so your loved one is cared for by someone who knows them, not a revolving door of new faces.
Contracted with the VA, Medicare Advantage, and PACE
Level 2 background screening through Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
Seniors Helping Seniors® was co-founded by Kiran and Philip Yocom in 1998, inspired by Kiran’s 14 years working alongside Mother Teresa. The founding belief was simple: care is most meaningful when it comes from someone who understands what you have lived through.
The Bradenton-area operation is owned and operated by Andy Malivuk, who has been with Seniors Helping Seniors® for nine years. Andy’s connection to this work is personal. His grandmother’s and mother’s experiences with home care agencies are what brought him into the industry. He ranks among the top franchise owners nationally out of more than 200.
Each office is independently owned and operated. Seniors Helping Seniors® is a registered trademark of Corporate Mutual Resources Incorporated.
From your first phone call to active care, the typical timeline is 48 hours to one week. Simple schedules can often be staffed within a couple of days. More complex arrangements, like 24/7 care with multiple rotating caregivers, take a bit longer to coordinate.
Care schedules start from as few as 6 hours per week and can scale up to continuous 24/7 care.
Please call us at 941-877-1000 and we can walk you through our service agreement and what flexibility looks like for your situation.
Yes. A registered nurse visits the client’s home for a one-hour assessment before any care starts. The nurse evaluates care needs and checks the home environment for safety factors like fall risks. The assessment typically happens within 24 to 48 hours of your first call.
After the nurse assessment, we match caregivers based on skill set, availability, proximity, and personality. When multiple caregivers meet the baseline criteria, we narrow the selection based on temperament and any specific preferences from the client or family. If the match is not the right fit, we make a change promptly.
Yes. Every caregiver undergoes Level 2 background screening through Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse before providing any care. This is the most thorough screening level available in the state.
Yes. Care is available around the clock through rotating caregivers. Overnight caregivers are required to stay awake throughout the night to safely assist clients as needed.
Yes. We are contracted with the Veterans Administration, which means eligible veterans can receive our full range of services at zero out-of-pocket cost. We are also contracted with multiple Medicare Advantage plans and the PACE program, which is uncommon among home care agencies.
We serve Bradenton and surrounding Manatee County communities including South Bradenton, West Bradenton, Bayshore Gardens, Palmetto, Ellenton, Parrish, Lakewood Ranch, Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, Bradenton Beach, Longboat Key, and University Park. For questions about a specific address, call us at 941-877-1000.
In-home care is generally less expensive than a residential facility for most levels of need. Costs become comparable to assisted living when a client requires approximately 10 to 12 hours of care per day, seven days a week. Most clients need significantly less than that.
Most families start with a short 10 to 15 minute call to talk through the situation and see whether we are the right fit. There is no obligation to move forward.
