Nurse Registry & In-Home Care in Hollywood, FL
In-home caregiver referrals for Hollywood families, from a few hours of companionship to 24-hour support.
Hollywood is one of Broward County's most multigenerational cities — households where a parent, an adult child and sometimes a grandchild all share responsibility for one person's care. The questions we get from Hollywood tend to be about coordination as much as caregiving: who covers which days, and how to keep a working parent from carrying all of it.
Care Alternatives is a licensed Florida Nurse Registry. We refer screened, independently contracted caregivers — companions, HHAs, CNAs, LPNs and RNs — and the family selects the person and sets the schedule. For families splitting care between relatives, that flexibility is usually what makes the arrangement hold.
Hollywood referrals are made under Broward Nurse Registry License #30211539. Call 800-631-3793 and we will map out the week with you.
Hollywood is served through our Broward County nurse registry operation. For how Florida nurse registries work and how they differ from home health agencies, see our South Florida Nurse Registry guide.
Florida Licensure
Broward Nurse Registry License #30211539
Homemaker Companion Service License #232233 · Care Alternatives, Inc. has served South Florida since 1990.
Local practicalities
Hollywood households frequently combine family caregiving with referred support. It helps to come to the intake call with the week already sketched out — which hours family covers and which hours need filling.
How to start care in Hollywood
- 1. Call 800-631-3793 or request care online.
- 2. Describe the daily routine, the help needed, and the hours you have in mind.
- 3. Review screened caregiver candidates and choose who comes into the home.
- 4. Adjust hours or tasks as needs change.
Care situations we see in Hollywood
These are the arrangements families in this community most often ask about.
Filling the gaps around working family members
Care is often needed for specific windows — weekday mornings, school pickup hours, or overnight — rather than all day.
Multilingual households
Language and cultural fit are part of the matching conversation. Availability varies, and we will tell you plainly what we can refer.
Adults with special needs
Care Alternatives refers caregivers for adults with special needs as well as older adults, with support focused on daily routines and safe supervision.
Respite for a family caregiver
Scheduled relief so the relative doing most of the caregiving can work, rest or travel without the routine collapsing.
Who we can refer in Hollywood
As a licensed Florida Nurse Registry we screen and verify credentials, then refer independently contracted caregivers. Families interview candidates and choose who comes into the home.
Companions
Conversation, errands, appointment escorts, meal preparation and light household help for people who mainly need presence and a steady hand.
Home Health Aides (HHAs)
Assistance with grooming, bathing, meals, medication reminders and the everyday routines that keep someone comfortable at home.
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
Personal care and daily living support — bathing, dressing, toileting, transfers, mobility and safe supervision day or night.
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
Hands-on nursing support under a plan of care: vitals, medications, catheter and ostomy care, diabetic care and post-hospital monitoring.
Registered Nurses (RNs)
Skilled clinical oversight at home — medication management, wound care, disease-specific monitoring and coordination with your physician.
Home care services requested in Hollywood
Each of these is explained in full on our services hub.
Companion Care
Friendly conversation, errands, and meaningful daily company.
Learn more about companion carePersonal Care / ADLs
Hands-on help with everyday activities of daily living.
Learn more about personal care / adlsRespite Care
Short-term relief so family caregivers can rest and recharge.
Learn more about respite careLive-In / 24-Hour Care
Around-the-clock support for safety, comfort, and dignity.
Learn more about live-in / 24-hour carePaying for care: private pay is accepted, and we assist Hollywood families with the documentation long-term care insurers typically request. Veterans and surviving spouses can read about VA-related home-care programs on our veterans home care page. Care Alternatives does not determine benefit eligibility and cannot guarantee insurance reimbursement.
Hollywood home care questions
- Can we use a caregiver only on certain days?
- Yes. Schedules are arranged around what the family already covers. Many Hollywood households use referrals for specific recurring windows rather than daily care.
- Do you refer caregivers for adults with special needs?
- Yes. Support focuses on daily living activities, routine and safe supervision at home. Tell the coordinator about the specific needs so the match is appropriate.
- Are caregivers employees of Care Alternatives?
- No. As a Nurse Registry we refer independently contracted caregivers. The family selects and directs the caregiver.
- Which license covers Hollywood?
- Broward County Nurse Registry License #30211539 and Homemaker Companion Service License #232233.
Ready to talk about care in Hollywood, FL?
Tell us what the days look like and a coordinator will explain what level of caregiver referral usually fits. No obligation.
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