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The goal of Central Coast Senior Services, Inc. is to help our clients maintain their independence and the lifestyle of their choice by providing the needed support to age safely in their own homes. You may need as little as one day per week for a few hours, or full-time around-the-clock service. We specialize in Alzheimer’s Care and around-the-clock care featuring our live-in service.

No matter what type of service you choose:

• You are not obligated to any length of service, and you may stop service at any time.
• Scheduling is flexible to meet changing needs.
• Our supervisors are on call 24-hours per day, seven days per week. When you call you will speak with a live professional, not an answering machine.

Here are your scheduling choices:

Minimum: Four hours of service either on a regular schedule or as needed.

Hourly Care: Beyond the minimum, you may request any number of hours per day you need, any number of days you require.

Overnight Care: This is typically 12-hours of care overnight where the Personal Attendant is allowed to sleep, while being available as needed. This is for the client who will generally sleep at night but needs help with nighttime routine, occasional assistance during the night and help with the morning routine. This service is charged at a lesser rate than hourly service at nighttime where the Attendant must stay awake all night.

Live-In Care: With live-in care, you have a Personal Attendant who works a 24 hour shift in your home, providing care as needed. This type of care requires that the Personal Attendant is able to receive adequate sleep, rest, downtime and has reasonable accommodations. Live-in care is charged at a lesser hourly rate than Hourly Care. If the service is seven days per week, you would typically have one Personal Attendant working Tuesday morning to Saturday morning, with a second Personal Attendant working as the two day relief from Saturday morning to Monday morning.

How Much Care Do I Need? See our Self-Assessment Guide

A Word of Caution: You may see offers from other agencies for a minimum service of one or two hours.  We have found that anything less than four hours in the home becomes unsatisfactory for both the client and our employee. The logistics to provide only one hour require different Personal Attendants, possibly daily, impacting quality of care and resulting in unhappy clients.  One Personal Attendant is typically assigned to visit multiple clients. If the Attendant scheduled to work cancels on short notice, each client is at risk for not having services. While only having one hour sounds good, it is generally too good to be true.