Senior Care at Home
Seniors Helping Seniors Suncoast Senior Care is the locally owned and operated Seniors Helping Seniors® office serving the Tampa Bay and Sarasota regions. Our caregivers help older adults with the everyday tasks that have become harder to manage alone, from housekeeping and meal preparation to bathing assistance and dementia support.
Care can start at 6 hours per week and scale up to 24/7 coverage
In-Home Care Services We Offer
Home Care for Veterans
Full range of services at zero out-of-pocket cost for eligible veterans through our VA contract
Personal Care
Bathing and showering assistance, dressing, toileting, grooming, and mobility support
Fall Prevention Services
In-home safety assessment, hazard identification, and ongoing monitoring by caregivers
Dementia Support Services
Supervision, companionship, and structured social interaction for clients with cognitive decline
Companion Care
Socialization, pet care, and regular updates for family members who live far away
Family Caregiver Support
Relief for family caregivers, available around the clock including overnight
Transportation
Rides to appointments and errands, provided as part of a broader care plan
Home Care for Veterans
Full range of services at zero out-of-pocket cost for eligible veterans through our VA contract
How Quickly Can Home Care Start?
Most families go from their first phone call to their first caregiver visit in 48 hours to one week. Here is how the process works:
Initial contact.
Call, fill out a form, or chat with a real person on the site.
15-minute intake call.
Our intake coordinator listens to your situation and explains your options.
Digital paperwork.
Documents are sent by email. Nearly all families complete this step electronically.
In-home nurse assessment.
A registered nurse visits your loved one's home, usually within 24 hours of your first call. The visit covers care needs, home safety, and fall prevention and takes about an hour.
Caregiver matching.
We match your loved one with caregivers based on skill, availability, proximity, and personality.
Care begins.
Simple schedules can start within a couple of days. More complex arrangements take slightly longer.
Does Suncoast Senior Care Accept VA Benefits and Medicare Advantage?
Yes. We are contracted with three programs that only a small percentage of home care agencies hold:
Veterans Administration (VA)
Eligible veterans receive services at zero out-of-pocket cost.
Medicare Advantage
Qualifying plan members may have services covered.
PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
Enrolled individuals receive care at zero out-of-pocket cost.
Approximately 60% of our clients pay privately. Private pay is billed every two weeks after care is provided, with no upfront payment required.
Areas We Serve
Suncoast Senior Care operates three offices covering eight territories across the Tampa Bay and Sarasota regions.
Sarasota / Bradenton
Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Venice, Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Palmetto
Pinellas County
St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Largo
NW Hillsborough / Tampa
Tampa, Lutz, Carrollwood, Northdale, Citrus Park
Why Families Choose Suncoast Senior Care
Our caregivers are experienced, mature adults who share the same generational background as the clients they serve. Many came to caregiving after caring for a spouse or parent. That shared life experience produces two things families care about most: genuine connection and reliability.
The home care industry loses between 68% and 80% of its caregivers every year, according to a large annual industry benchmarking study. Our turnover rate is significantly below that. We also track the Continuity of Care Index (COCI), a metric that measures whether the same caregivers are consistently assigned to the same clients. Most agencies do not measure this at all.
Every caregiver completes Level 2 background screening through Florida's Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse before providing any care. We have been recognized as a Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite across 17 neighborhoods in 2023 and 2024.
When evaluating any home care agency, ask two questions:
What is your caregiver turnover rate?
Do you measure continuity of care?
About Suncoast Senior Care
Seniors Helping Seniors® was co-founded in 1998 by Kiran and Philip Yocom. Kiran spent 14 years working alongside Mother Teresa, an experience that shaped the organization’s founding belief: care is most meaningful when it comes from someone who understands your life.
Suncoast Senior Care is locally owned and operated by Andy Malivuk, who has been with Seniors Helping Seniors® for nine years and ranks among the top franchise owners out of more than 200 nationally. Andy’s grandmother and mother both had difficult experiences finding reliable home care, which is what brought him to this work. His very first employee was his own grandfather, a WWII Navy Veteran.
Andy operates three offices covering eight territories across Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, and Hillsborough counties.
Each Seniors Helping Seniors® office is independently owned and operated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly can home care start? Most families go from their first call to their first caregiver visit in 48 hours to one week. Simple schedules can be arranged within a couple of days. More complex 24/7 arrangements take slightly longer to coordinate.
Care schedules start from as few as 6 hours per week and can scale up to 24/7 continuous coverage with rotating caregivers.
We do not offer live-in arrangements. Instead, we provide shift-based care that can cover any hour of the day or night, including overnight shifts where caregivers remain awake to assist clients safely.
Yes. A registered nurse visits the client’s home for an in-depth assessment before any care starts. This typically happens within 24 hours of the initial call and covers care needs, the home environment, and fall prevention.
After the nurse assessment, we match clients with caregivers based on skill set, availability, proximity, and personality. When multiple caregivers meet the criteria, we narrow the selection based on background, temperament, and any specific requests from the client or family.
If the caregiver match is not the right fit, we will make a change quickly. Our goal is long-term consistency and comfort, not forcing a pairing that does not work.
We listen carefully to your feedback, adjust the care plan if needed, and introduce a new caregiver who better aligns with your preferences and personality. Because we focus on experienced, dependable caregivers and continuity of care, match changes are uncommon, but when they are needed, we handle them promptly and professionally
Yes. We are contracted with all three programs. Eligible veterans, qualifying Medicare Advantage members, and PACE participants may receive services at zero out-of-pocket cost.
We bill every two weeks for the previous two weeks of care. There is no upfront payment required.
For most people, yes. Home care is generally the more affordable option until a client needs approximately 10 to 12 hours of care per day, seven days a week. Most clients need far less than that.
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