
When someone you love begins needing extra help at home, finding the right caregiver can feel overwhelming. You need more than a person who can complete a list of tasks—you need someone dependable, compassionate, and well-matched to your loved one.
Preferred Care at Home of Wake Forest, Zebulon, and Henderson is a locally owned and family-operated home care agency helping seniors remain safe, comfortable, and independent in the place they know and love—their own home. We provide personalized, non-medical care based on each client’s needs, routines, preferences, and personality.
Our caregivers are agency employees who complete a comprehensive seven-step screening process. We thoughtfully match caregivers and clients based on care needs, relevant experience, personality, and compatibility. Our goal is not simply to place a caregiver in the home, but to create a dependable care relationship that gives clients and their families greater confidence and peace of mind.
Our local agency is backed by a national organization that has served seniors and their families since 1984. We combine that experience with attentive, locally owned service and a commitment to providing the kind of care we would want for our own family.
Services We Offer
Personal Care Assistance
Respectful assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, mobility, transferring, and other daily activities that support safety and dignity.
Companion Care
Conversation, social engagement, activities, and meaningful companionship to help reduce loneliness and keep clients connected and engaged.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care
Patient, compassionate support tailored to the routines, abilities, and changing needs of individuals living with memory loss, while also providing reassurance and relief for their families.
Meal Preparation
Help planning and preparing nutritious meals based on a client’s dietary needs, preferences, and established routines.
Light Housekeeping and Laundry
Assistance with laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting, organizing, and other household tasks that help maintain a clean, comfortable, and safer home.
Medication Reminders
Timely reminders that help clients follow their established medication schedules.
Transportation and Errands
Assistance with medical appointments, grocery shopping, prescription pickups, social activities, and other essential errands that help clients remain active and independent.
Respite Care for Family Caregivers
Dependable short-term or ongoing support that allows family caregivers time to rest, work, attend appointments, or manage other responsibilities.
Hospital-to-Home Transition Care
Extra support following a hospitalization, rehabilitation stay, or procedure, including help with meals, mobility, personal care, errands, and establishing a safe routine at home.
Live-In and 24-Hour Care
Around-the-clock support for individuals who should not be left alone or who require consistent assistance and supervision throughout the day and night.
Whether your family needs a few hours of assistance, ongoing companionship, help following a hospital stay, or continuous care, we will take the time to understand your situation and help create a care plan centered on your loved one.