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At no cost to seniors and families

Memory Care Guidance Across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties

Memory Care Placement Services

Compassionate, local guidance for finding memory care that fits your loved one.

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.

Finding the Right Memory Care

Support for Everyone Involved

Memory care may become appropriate when Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other cognitive changes make daily routines, medication management, wandering risk, or personal safety harder to manage. Every person and family is different, so Care Compass begins by listening to what has changed and what still brings comfort, connection, and familiarity.

Your advisor helps you compare local communities based on the needs and priorities you describe. That can include the environment and safety features, staff availability and training, daily routines, activities, dining support, communication with families, and how a community responds as needs change. Care Compass does not diagnose dementia, determine a level of care, or provide medical advice; clinical decisions belong with qualified healthcare professionals.

We arrange and accompany tours, help you prepare questions, and support clear comparisons of rates, fees, and care plans. Once your family chooses a community, we can coordinate move-in details, moving services, and transportation so the transition feels more manageable.

Our involvement continues after move-in. We follow up with the family and community, help address practical concerns, and connect families with trusted local resources when additional legal, financial, veterans’ benefit, housing, or healthcare guidance is needed. Those professionals provide their own advice.

Local Knowledge, Broader Reach

Senior placement guidance across three Florida counties

Care Compass serves families throughout Southwest Florida, including Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties.

Sarasota County

  • Sarasota
  • Venice
  • North Port
  • Nokomis
  • Osprey
  • Englewood
  • Siesta Key

Manatee County

  • Bradenton
  • Lakewood Ranch
  • Palmetto
  • Parrish
  • Ellenton
  • Anna Maria
  • Holmes Beach
  • Bradenton Beach

Charlotte County

  • Port Charlotte
  • Punta Gorda
  • Rotonda West
  • Englewood

Memory Care FAQs

Questions to help you compare memory care options

Clear answers about dementia support, community features, tours, costs, and the transition.

How is memory care different from assisted living?

Assisted living generally supports people who need help with daily activities while preserving as much independence as possible. Memory care is designed specifically for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia and often includes a more structured routine, additional safety features, and staff support focused on cognitive changes. Needs vary, so families should involve qualified healthcare professionals when determining an appropriate level of care.

When should a family begin exploring memory care?

It may be time to begin exploring when cognitive changes affect personal safety, medication routines, nutrition, wandering risk, daily activities, or a caregiver’s ability to provide sustainable support. Starting early gives your family more time to understand the options and make a thoughtful decision. Care Compass does not diagnose dementia or determine care needs, so medical concerns should be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.

What should we look for in a memory care community?

Important considerations may include:

  • How the environment supports safety and comfortable movement
  • Staff availability, training, and communication practices
  • Daily routines, activities, dining, and personal-care support
  • How families participate in care planning
  • How the community responds as needs change
  • Rates, additional fees, and what each care level includes

Your advisor helps you prepare questions and compare how each community addresses the priorities that matter to your family.

Can Care Compass help families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia?

Yes. Care Compass provides placement guidance for families exploring memory care for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. We listen to the needs and priorities your family describes, recommend appropriate communities, arrange and accompany tours, and help coordinate the transition. We provide placement guidance and advocacy, not medical diagnosis, treatment, or advice.

Will an advisor accompany us on memory care tours?

Yes. Your advisor can arrange and accompany tours, help you prepare questions, and point out practical differences between communities. Afterward, we help your family compare the environment, routines, support, costs, and overall fit without pressuring you toward a particular choice.

How do we compare memory care costs and care plans?

Memory care pricing can include a base rate plus charges tied to the apartment, care level, services, or community fees. Care Compass helps you request clear information, compare what is included, and discuss rates, fees, and care-plan details with participating communities. We cannot guarantee a particular rate, discount, care plan, or financial outcome.

What support is available during and after a memory care move?

Care Compass can help coordinate moving services, transportation, move-in details, and communication with the selected community. After move-in, we follow up with the family and community and continue advocating as your loved one settles into new routines. We can also connect families with qualified local professionals for medical, legal, financial, veterans’ benefit, or housing guidance when needed.

What does a senior placement advisor do?

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.

Who does Care Compass help?

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.

How does the process begin?

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.

How is Care Compass compensated?

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.

Does your service cost my family anything?

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.

What areas do you serve?

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.

Can I contact Care Compass outside normal business hours?

Yes. Contact us anytime. We’ll respond as soon as possible. We do not promise an immediate response or a guaranteed placement timeline.

Stories From Families

Guidance that feels personal

Families describe the clarity, coordination, and steady support they received from their Care Compass advisor.

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Julie Robinson

Google

“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.”

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Gretchen Del Savio

Google

“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!”

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Cheryl Smith

Google

“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!”

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Jaffer Family

Google

“Karalyn was great to work with very professional and knowledgeable. She made the process of moving mom so smooth. Mom's so happy”

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Angela Addleman

Google

“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.”

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Joy Howatson

Google

“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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A Clearer Next Step

You do not have to sort through every option alone.

Share what your family is facing. A local Care Compass advisor will listen, help organize the priorities, and explain the next practical step.