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Assisting Hands Home Care – The Villages is a locally owned agency helping seniors and adults with disabilities stay safe, comfortable, and independent at home.

Assisting Hands Home Care The Villages is a trusted home care agency in The Villages, FL, providing non-medical in-home care for seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout The Villages, Lady Lake, Ocala, Oxford, Wildwood, Leesburg, and Bellview. Our professional caregivers assist with daily living activities, errands, light housekeeping, and more, to create a comfortable environment for you or your loved one to age safely. Whether you need help managing tasks or living with conditions like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or dementia, our compassionate care is tailored to your needs. Our flexible schedules ensure you get the care you need when you need it.
For seniors who need help with bathing, dressing, and meals to keep living at home.
For families on hospice who need the hands-on help hospice itself does not cover.

Assisting Hands Home Care – The Villages is locally owned and managed, with our office right on CR 466. Decisions about your care are made here by people who live in this community, and our care coordination team is a phone call away when you need to adjust a schedule or ask a question.
Every client starts with a free in-home assessment. We meet your family, learn your loved one’s routine and needs, and build a care plan and schedule around them, whether that means a few hours a week or full-time support. We care for seniors and adults with disabilities, and we stay in touch as needs change. Our caregivers pass a thorough background check and complete additional training after they’re hired, so they’re prepared for the specific needs in your home. Assisting Hands The Villages is licensed (HHA #299995808), bonded, and insured.

Many families we work with have a parent in The Villages and adult children living in another state. When you can’t be here in person, our local team becomes your eyes and ears, and our care coordination team keeps you updated on how your loved one is doing.
We also help seniors settle back in at home after a hospital stay or surgery. Our post-surgical care covers meals, bathing, mobility support, and medication reminders during recovery, so your loved one isn’t navigating those first weeks alone. For seniors who want to stay active with clubs, recreation centers, and appointments, our caregivers provide senior transportation and companionship, so staying involved doesn’t depend on driving. And for spouses caring for a partner at home, respite care gives you time to rest, run errands, or enjoy an afternoon out.
Our team will come to the home, talk through your situation, and recommend a care plan, with no obligation.

The caregivers and staff at Assisting Hands in the Villages were wonderful. We settled into a regular rotation of caregivers, and they were all beyond kind to my mother. The staff were also very available and accommodating. Our entire family was very happy with the quality care that my mother received, and I feel very lucky that we had such a smooth transition to in home care. Thank you AH!
I can't say enough about this home care business. They were literally on-call for days because my mom was in the hospital during the time when they were scheduled to be with her. We didn't know when she would be discharged, so they were on-call at a moment's notice. My mom loved every health aide. I will keep in touch with the owner, because she's now a friend. THANK YOU! ❤️
As a first-time client of Assisting Hands Home Care, I am impressed by the professionalism, effectiveness, and welcoming attitude of the office staff and the employee who has been assisting me. It is reassuring to have such a dependable resource in the area popular with retirees!
The people that work here are wonderful. They care about their clients and employees, and show it every time we reach out to them. Thank you Assisting Hands!
Outstanding initial meeting and screening with Alyssa. She treated my dad with kindness, compassion and dignity.

Home care is available from a few hours a day to around-the-clock care, tailored to fit your schedule. We provide services throughout Sumter, Lake, and Marion Counties, including:

The cost depends on how many hours of care your loved one needs and the type of support involved. We give you exact pricing during your free in-home assessment, so you know the full cost before care begins.
Most of our clients pay privately. We also work with long-term care insurance and VA benefits for eligible veterans and surviving spouses. Medicare generally does not cover ongoing non-medical home care, so we’re happy to walk you through your options during your assessment.
Live-in care means one caregiver stays in the home and needs a place to sleep at night. Two caregivers alternate, switching every three to four days, so someone is always living in the home. 24-hour care is more intensive. Multiple caregivers rotate shifts across the day and night so there is always someone awake and alert in the home. This is the right choice when a loved one needs supervision overnight, not just someone present.
No. Assisting Hands Home Care of The Villages provides non-medical home care, which covers help with bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, light housekeeping, transportation, and companionship. We do not provide skilled nursing, wound care, or physical therapy. Those services are called home health care and require a physician’s order. Many of our clients receive both at once, and our caregivers work alongside a family’s existing home health provider.
Yes. Assisting Hands Home Care of The Villages is a VA-approved home care provider. Eligible veterans and surviving spouses may receive in-home care through VA community care programs, or use the VA Aid and Attendance pension benefit, which provides an additional monthly amount above the basic pension for those who need help with daily activities.
Our office is at 8564 CR 466, Suite 205, in The Villages, FL 32162. We provide in-home care throughout The Villages, including the Sumter, Lake, and Marion County portions of the community. We also serve Lady Lake, Oxford, Wildwood, Leesburg, Belleview, and Ocala.



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