Local senior-placement guidance
At no cost to seniors and families
Local senior-placement guidance
At no cost to seniors and families
Serving Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties
A calm, local guide for comparing assisted living placement options.

FREE to Seniors and Families
Participating senior living communities compensate Care Compass, so families do not pay for placement guidance.
Personal, Local Guidance
Work directly with local advisors who know communities across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties.
Support From Search Through Move-In
Get thoughtful help comparing options, touring communities, coordinating the move, and following up afterward.
How We Help
Care Compass begins by listening. We learn about your loved one’s daily routines, preferences, care requirements, location priorities, and budget. From there, we identify independent-living, assisted-living, or memory-care communities that fit those needs and explain the differences in plain language.
Your advisor helps schedule and accompany community tours, compare rates and care plans, and ask the questions that are easy to miss when your family is under pressure. When you choose a community, we can coordinate moving services, move-in details, and transportation.
Our support continues after the move. We follow up and advocate as your loved one settles in, coordinating with families and community teams around medical services, nutrition, and medication schedules. Care Compass does not provide medical care or medical advice; this work is coordination and advocacy.
We can also connect eligible families with information about veterans’ benefits and introduce local legal, financial, and housing resources. Those professionals provide their own advice.
Where We Help
Local guidance for families comparing senior living communities across the region.
Senior Placement FAQs
Answers about living options, tours, coordination, costs, and ongoing support.
Independent living is generally designed for older adults who want a maintenance-free community and social opportunities without regular personal-care support. Assisted living adds help with daily activities and care coordination. Memory care provides a more structured environment and specialized support for people living with dementia or related cognitive changes.
Your advisor asks about daily routines, mobility, medication support, nutrition, cognitive needs, social preferences, preferred location, family priorities, and budget. We use that conversation to narrow the search; we do not diagnose conditions or provide medical advice.
Recommendations are based on the needs and priorities discussed with your family, along with current knowledge of local communities. We explain why each option may fit and help you compare the practical differences without guaranteeing availability or a particular outcome.
Yes. Care Compass can arrange and accompany community tours. Your advisor helps you prepare questions, notice important details, and compare what each community offers after the visits.
We can help families discuss rates, fees, and care-plan details with participating communities and advocate for clear information. We cannot guarantee a particular rate, discount, care plan, or financial outcome.
Care Compass can coordinate moving services, move-in details, and transportation related to the transition. We help the family and community stay aligned so fewer details fall through the cracks.
We follow up with the family and community and continue advocating as your loved one settles in. That may include coordination around medical services, nutrition, and medication schedules, plus connections to veterans’ benefits and local legal, financial, or housing professionals. Care Compass does not provide medical, legal, or financial advice.
A senior placement advisor helps your family understand senior living options, assess needs and priorities, identify appropriate communities, arrange and accompany tours, compare care plans and costs, and coordinate the transition. Care Compass stays involved through move-in and follows up afterward.
We help older adults and their families who are considering independent living, assisted living, or memory care. Adult children often contact us when a parent’s needs are changing and the family wants a knowledgeable local guide.
It starts with a free consultation. We listen to what has changed, learn about your loved one’s routines, preferences, care requirements, location priorities, and budget, and explain the next practical steps.
Participating senior living communities compensate Care Compass when a family we assist chooses to move in. That allows our placement guidance to remain free to seniors and families.
No. Senior placement guidance from Care Compass is free to seniors and families. We will explain how the service is compensated and answer any questions before you move forward.
Care Compass serves families throughout Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties, including Sarasota, Venice, North Port, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and surrounding communities.
Yes. Contact us anytime. We’ll respond as soon as possible. We do not promise an immediate response or a guaranteed placement timeline.
Family Experiences
Real families share what it was like to have an advisor beside them through tours, decisions, and move-in.
Julie Robinson
“I wish I could give more than five stars. The experience we had for the relocation of my dad to his new place, the move out and clean out of his home and the referrals to teams of people who can help us as we transitioned to the next phase has been beyond any expectation. This was the best experience with the best outcomes.”
See review on GoogleGretchen Del Savio
“Karylyn Kibby was an answer to prayer! We live 1200 from our aunt.Karylyn knew the process how to contact people and made a difficult situation doable.We highly reccomend her!”
See review on GoogleCheryl Smith
“Tammy was a tremendous help in finding an Assisted Living facility for my Mom! She lined up many tours of facilities that would taken us weeks to arrange. We did them all in a day or two! Highly recommend her service!”
See review on GoogleJaffer Family
“Karalyn was great to work with very professional and knowledgeable. She made the process of moving mom so smooth. Mom's so happy”
See review on GoogleAngela Addleman
“Karalyn at Care Compass Senior Placement Advisors made Ruth’s move seamless from start to finish. She was organized, compassionate, and even stayed with Ruth on move-in day, which meant so much. I highly recommend Karalyn and Care Compass for anyone needing support during a senior move.”
See review on GoogleJoy Howatson
“Tammy Wearsch has been amazingly helpful during this process. I highly recommend anyone looking into Senior Care use these services. It's an overwhelming time and having an advocate to help eliminate facilities that are not a good fit.”
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Start with a free conversation about your loved one’s needs, preferences, and the decisions in front of your family.