A better way to finda caring home
Benevolent provides significant assistance in narrowing down the choices and is FREE OF CHARGE. Trust the experts to navigate through the journey of Senior Living with you.
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Who We Serve
Serving Central Florida Seniors
We understand that choosing an assisted living residence is a complicated process. Benevolent provides significant assistance in narrowing down the choices and is FREE OF CHARGE.
Individuals
- 💗 who live at home and looking for an independent community
- 💗 who are in independent living and their care needs and costs are increasing beyond their means
Veterans
- 💗 who need direction in obtaining the Aid and Attendance Benefit to provide funding for care
Families
- 💗 who need assistance with immediate placement for their love one
- 💗 that require a short-term care solution outside the home setting
Our Services
Discovery
- We meet with you and your family to discover your loved one's needs and options available to best-fit budget and location.
Research
- Once we understand your needs, we will recommend communities that best fit your family's needs and budget.
Scheduling
- We will schedule and tour communities with your family to assure all questions and concerns are asked and answered.
Follow up
- After a community is chosen, we will follow up within 3 days of your loved one move-in to ensure a safe transition to their new life. Then we check in again in 30 days to make sure your loved one is happy and satisfied.
BENEVOLENT SENIOR SERVICES
We are there with you
every step of the way
Our Team
Benevolent Senior Services bring together a unique blend of skills and experience in all facets of the senior housing industry. We are committed to serving seniors' needs by finding the right home that matches their health and lifestyle. We make the process of selecting senior living options effortless. We rely on a compassionate, personalized approach that takes into account your unique needs and requirements.
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Dawn Bare
CEO/Senior Advisor
Dawn is a recognized senior living sales leader that has led teams in the independent/assisted living and memory care industry for almost 20 years. She is passionate about helping families to meet the needs for their loved one's care and housing.
As an experienced Chief Marketing Officer and National Sales Director, she has helped hundreds of families and worked with multiple senior housing and care facilities, Dawn has great insight into all facets of the industry. She understands the delicate process of finding the right options and helping families as they make an important transition.
Because of her compassion and ability to navigate a complex industry, she is in a unique position to help families as she is independent of the facilities. This allows her to provide the best advice and candid guidance that greatly enhance the process of searching senior living options.
Dawn understands what families are going through when faced with the challenges of aging family members and is willing to help with all of the common issues. Many have trusted her and Benevolent Senior Services representatives to assist in taking the next step in the journey.
She will find the right match for you and your loved ones.
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Abby Rudd
Growth Strategist/ Senior Care Advisor
After growing up in the industry, in 2004, following in her mother's footsteps, Abby began her journey into senior living.
For the past 17 years, she had worked as a Family Advocate for assisted living and memory care communities in Houston. Her experience and knowledge have enabled her to assist Seniors and their families in finding the best possible senior community for their financial, personal needs, and social activities.
Abby is passionate about connecting with families early in their journey as she collected many helpful resources over the years.
Abby is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner and our trusted expert for Dementia care.
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Nancy Meyers
Senior Care Specialist
Nancy is a seasoned senior living professional with over 20 years of working in both the senior living and home health industry. Her compassion, honesty, and empathy for the needs and desires of seniors and their families fuel her passion for senior living.
As an experienced Executive Director, she is all too familiar with the challenges seniors and their family members face when considering senior living. Nancy approaches every family as a unique situation to properly identify their specific needs and wants and is committed to matching them with the right community to call home.
For Nancy, there is never an answer that she is not willing to find for a family in need. She is ready to be your family's guide in finding the perfect senior living for you or your loved one.
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Carlamaire Blundi
Senior Community Liaison
Carlamarie has 13+ years working in the hospitality industry and is passionate about building strong customer relationships.
She is a Tampa native. Her love for working with seniors started when her mother worked at John Knox Village as a CNA. She had the opportunity to engage with residents at a very young age. Carlamaire would participate in activities with the residents and assist them with small tasks. She really enjoyed just spending time talking with residents, and she always found their life stories inspirational.
Carlamarie had a personal experience of placing her loved one, which left her feeling overwhelmed and alone. She truly understands the emotional and physical demands placed on the seniors and their families when leaving home. She faced many challenges and decisions that inspired her to join Benevolent Senior Living in their quest to help families through the task of finding the perfect senior living option for their loved one.
Our years of experience provide you with professional guidance to help
find the best care and residence
Our mission is to take the knowledge, experience and relationships we have to help navigate families through the confusion. This will eliminate the stress and help you to make the best choice in a senior living that tailored for you.
“Dawn is the most professional, compassionate and honest person you can work with! We found the perfect assisted living community for my mother through her invaluable support and guidance.”
Our specialists help you to ask the right questions, arrange tours,
and negotiate the best pricing
“I feel extremely blessed to have an experienced professional to assist me with placing my grandmother in a memory care facility. Dawn guided our family every step of the way in the daunting and emotional task of navigating through the confusing world of senior care options for our grandmother. You don't have to go through it alone.”
BENEVOLENT SENIOR SERVICES
We will help you choose
the right home for your family
Tampa: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and surrounding counties
Serving Central Florida
Orlando: Orange, Osceola, Brevard, Seminole and surrounding counties
Now Serving South Texas
Houston: Harris, Fort Bend and surrounding counties
Communities
Traditional Assisted Living Communities
is a home-like setting providing seniors personalized care whose health or well-being requires a higher level of support. The most common services offered include medication management and assistance with using the bathroom, dressing, and grooming. Housekeeping, meals, laundry, transportation services, and social programs and activities are typically included. Staff is available 24/7 to help with safety and support
Independent Retirement Communities
is ideal for seniors who are looking for companionship and freedom from housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and preparing means. These communities have the look and feel of a five star hotel offering amenities such as a gym, bistros, hair salon and lounges.
Memory Care Facilities
support seniors living with Alzheimer\'s or dementia. They are designed to provide a safe, structured environment with set routines to lower stress for seniors diagnosed with Alzheimer\'s or dementia. They offer programs, activities and events to help memory care residents work on their cognitive abilities. Staff are specifically trained to provide the quality of care need for seniors with memory loss.
Respite, or Adult Daycare
is a short term care solution used to provide relief for seniors\' primary caregivers. Respite care can be planned and scheduled out or used in an emergency situation. (These services are provided at an assisted living community.
Residential Care Homes
are residential-style homes that accommodate a maximum of six senior residents at one time. Adult family homes have the most flexibility in the amount of care offered, based on need. Some specialize in memory care, others focus on developmental disabilities, and others are simply comfortable with some like-minded peers and a nurse to remind you about your pills from time to time.
Other Senior Living Services
Long-Term VA Benefits, In Home Care Service, Senior Moving Companies, Elderlife Care Services, Elderly Care Attorney, Long-Term Care Medicaid, Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Does Medicare/Medicaid cover senior living?
- A: Medicare does not cover the cost of senior living. Medicaid will generally help with assisted living costs. Medicaid does not pay for the room and board for the assisted living, but only can pay for the medical portion.
- Q: How much is the cost of monthly care?
- A: The level of care differs from community to community and is determined by an assessment of your love ones care needs.
- Q: Are veterans benefits available for long term care?
- A: Yes, benefits are available. The VA provides supplemental income through the Veterans Pension to veterans and their widowed spouses. Then, veterans and spouses who require care and assistance may be eligible for Aid & Attendance financial benefits. Veterans and spouses who are homebound my qualify for additional benefits.
- Q: How much does your services cost?
- A: There is no cost to the seniors and their families. We are compensate by the senior housing community, if there is a move.
- Q: What are some signs someone needs assisted living?
- A: Decline in physical or mental health. Your loved one has experienced one or more falls, they're forgetting to take medications, poor hygiene, not eating properly or are no longer taking an interest in their favorite activities. Displaying signs of depression and isolation. These are all signs that your love one may not be safe at their home any longer and would benefit from socialization, prepared meals, housekeeping and 24/7 care.
- What are the benefits of choosing a senior care advising agency over websites that just process senior care leads?
- A: The most significant difference in a company like Benevolent Senior Services is that, unlike a senior lead processing company, our Senior Advisors meet in person or via Zoom with every family and senior they work with and hold their hand throughout the entire transition. We do this to ensure that your loved one has the best possible outcome with the community that you select together. Our team can provide this service because of our unique experience working with seniors and knowledge about all aspects of senior housing.
When we could no longer take care of Mom's needs in our home, a friend suggested we call Benevolent Senior Services. I am so thankful for the recommendation and the opportunity for Dawn to guide us through this very emotional and stressful decision. She has a vast knowledge of the issues/concerns finding the facility which checks all the boxes for our needs financially and medically. Dawn's compassion and inside understanding of senior living, specifics, and different communities were vital in helping us make an informed decision.
Contact us today for a free
30-minute consultation.
833-686-4440
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