We had an outstanding experience with Family Matters, and I wanted to share this review because…read morethis is what exemplary care should look like. My 75-year-old mother underwent necessary brain surgery three weeks ago. Three days before surgery, she had a ground-level fall, tore her rotator cuff, and sustained a small fracture. Because the surgery could not be deferred, she proceeded as planned but required significant care at home afterward. She had been fully independent, and although she lives with my father, the caregiving needs were beyond his comfort level. I was able to help for a few days after her discharge, but it was clear they would need additional support for her to remain safely at home. The hospital nurses were wonderful, but my mom needed assistance even with basic tasks like repositioning in bed and using the restroom, as her left arm was immobilized. Our hospital care coordinator connected us with Amy, the client care manager for Family Matters, who met us at home right away. She performed a thorough evaluation and took the time to understand my parents' needs and preferences. Almost immediately, we were connected with KJ, the Director of Operations, who coordinated the caregiving schedule. She ensured an excellent match with caregivers and that coverage was consistent and reliable. Communication was seamless--KJ was always responsive and proactive with updates, and we never felt out of touch. My mom especially wanted to recognize her primary daytime caregiver, Maria. Maria was attentive, warm, and incredibly experienced, with over 20 years in caregiving. She is also an excellent cook and was especially skilled in helping my mom with more vulnerable tasks like showering. The other caregivers who supported nights and weekends were also wonderful. The team clearly put thought and care into matching personalities and backgrounds, which made a meaningful difference. Over the following weeks, my mom gradually regained her independence, and we were able to scale back care smoothly. The team made adjustments easy and seamless. We would absolutely use Family Matters again. This was our first experience with a caregiving service, and we were initially apprehensive, but they made the entire process easy, supportive, and reassuring. We would use them again in a heartbeat.

I've only left a handful of Yelp reviews, but after such a positive and heartfelt experience with…read morethe Family Matters team, I felt they deserved recognition. During a very difficult time for our family, their staff was exceptional... extremely well coordinated, thoughtful, and empathetic. They could not have made more suitable choices about who spent time with our family and attended to our mother's needs. The level of care and flexibility was perfect as our 86 year old mother needed to recover from a major surgery among other significant health concerns. This was especially important to me as I don't live locally right now, so this gave my brothers and I peace of mind. I had the pleasure of working directly with James, who proactively visited our home and made excellent suggestions for equipping my mother's residence with cost-effective accessibility equipment (at no financial benefit for their company). He was readily available whenever an issue arose and went well beyond what we expected from a service like this. If you're looking for care for someone you love, I strongly encourage you to explore what Family Matters offers. When circumstances are already difficult to bear, having a service you can genuinely trust makes an enormous difference.

I am so grateful that I found this medical transportation service. From the very beginning, making…read morethe appointment was easy, and Danielle, who answered the phone, was so kind, patient, and helpful. She made me feel that my dad was in good hands even before the ride began. Natalie Nelson was the wonderful person who picked up my dad from the hospital. She arrived earlier than our scheduled time and even texted me, saying, "Take your time." That meant so much to me because I knew she understood how stressful a hospital discharge can be. The hospital process was extremely slow, and Natalie ended up waiting for more than 45 minutes. But she never complained or showed any frustration. She continued to be so warm, patient, cheerful, and compassionate. What touched my heart the most was what my dad said afterward. He told me, "This lady is so nice! How do you know her? Is she your friend?" That says everything. Natalie treated my dad not like a new client, but like an old friend she had known for years. Her kindness was genuine, and I could feel that she truly cared about my dad--not just as a passenger, but as a person. During a difficult and stressful day, her compassion brought us so much comfort. I will never forget how she treated my dad with such dignity, patience, and kindness. It truly touched my heart. Thank you so much, Danielle and Natalie, for making a difficult day a little easier for our family. I wholeheartedly recommend this service to anyone who needs medical transportation. You will be in caring and compassionate hands.

I had outpatient surgery and was told someone needed to stay with me for eight hours afterward…read more Since I don't have family or friends nearby who could take time off work, I looked for a home health aide service and found California Seniors Care. The overall experience was very smooth--from meeting the care coordinator Natalie and signing the forms to making final arrangements by text. Everyone here was warm and helpful. A special shoutout to my caregiver, Candy, who was lively and fun. After I got home, I slept for a couple of hours, and when I woke up we chatted--the conversation helped me stay alert and shake off the grogginess from the anesthesia. Being Chinese, Candy understood my needs at home, and that cultural awareness was especially comforting while recovering on my own. Hopefully I won't need surgery again--but if I do, I'll be calling California Seniors Care!

My cousin is bed bound. On Short notice they had someone come out for two days. The person Sent…read moreby Gentiva was very good, and my cousin was very happy with the care he received. I will keep them in mind for any future needs I may have for Home Health Care. They deserve a 10 thumbs up

I'm sure they get busy and I do understand mistakes can happen but my Mom (96) was in pain for over…read more18 hours. Gentiva got our address wrong, they did not send nurses out like they said they would. The delivery of the bed and table was all wrong because they had the wrong address. Over all the day we really needed Gentiva Personal Care was one of the worst days of my life. My Mom passed a few days later. Just sucks she was in so much pain when if they did there job right it would have not happened. Just saying. I will say if your thinking about using hospice for your loved one, you should, you most certainly want your loved one to be at peace there last days or hours, just be careful who you choose. God Bless.

Today I reached out to Affordable Senior Care in an effort to help a senior family member secure…read moretransportation in order to see his son who is in a nursing home while on hospice. The senior family member could only get a ride to the facility after visiting hours and was turned away from visiting, as no exceptions were granted. Patricia at Affordable Senior Care was exceptionally kind and generous with this family, making services available to them that would allow them to visit with their terminally ill loved one during visiting hours. I am so grateful to Patricia and Affordable Senior Care for their kindness and generosity to families in need!

Marijeanne is absolutely the best person to talk to at Affordable Senior Care. She was wonderful…read morewhen I was looking for care taking of my daughter's father. She was knowledgeable, caring, professional, and efficient. I highly recommend working with Marijeanne for senior care.

We worked with Janelle at Synergy in Campbell and they were very responsive and flexible in taking…read morecare of my Mom who lived at home in Los Gatos. They were one of the only agencies willing to do shorter shifts (2 and 3 hours), albeit at a higher hourly rate which we felt was fair. When my Mom needed to move to assisted living Janelle helped us find a wonderful placement service. Overall recommended.

From the owner: SYNERGY HomeCare of Silicon Valley provides compassionate, non medical in home care services…read morethroughout **Silicon Valley, the Greater San Jose Area, and the Peninsula**. Our experienced caregivers offer personalized support for seniors and individuals of all ages, including companion care, personal care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, 24 hour care, respite care, transportation assistance, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and hospital to home recovery care. We are dedicated to helping clients maintain their independence, dignity, and quality of life while remaining safe and comfortable in the place they call home.

Care at Home is a great company that provides a wide range of short or long-term care for children,…read morethe elderly, new parents and just about anybody with medical or care needs, even hospital discharge patients. All of their friendly staff have screened for health and security and have been trained and tested to ensure quality care. They can set-up a program that will meet your specific needs and even have a special division for kids! I started my work with special needs kids through Care at Home Kids and still trust their services. One of the things I best liked was that they go out of their way to have classes and on-site vaccinations so that their staff is always up-to-date on shots and things like child CPR techniques. This is the same office that used to run out of Santa Clara, but it has recently relocated to Campbell. Might see ya there!

Great place to work!!!!!!! Flexability in schedule…read moreTeamwork is amazing. Get to take care of patients the way it should be, spend time supporting patient, teaching patient, what nursing is really about not like in the hospital where it is get them in and out and dont have anytime to do nursing just task oriented this days in the hospital.

I applied for a job as a caregiver with 10 years experience. The job posting said $25/ hour. I…read morespent several hours filling out all the paperwork and was also told verbally that they will make effort to try to find clients I could help for a rate higher than the advertised $25/ hour. The last document sent stated $23/ hour. I sent a screenshot of the posted ad stating $25/hour to the HR person along with several texts. This is false advertisement and immediate broken trust. The position closed after I applied. Just so nobody else has to experience this dishonesty. Do better

I have used Senior Helpers for over six years and have appreciated the consistent support I have…read morereceived. My cargiver has always been on time, provided excellent lunches, light cleaning and thoughtful advice. She is also present company. Marty Abelow

"Nice people, continually wrong invoices."…read more I've used Bay Health numerous times for therapy for my wife. The people are competent and helpful. We've had good experiences with both OT and PT as well as the RN. What's not helpful is their billing. Not too long ago, they sent me a invoice for services from one year ago. At first, they claimed this was my copay, but then I investigated and found out that most of the charges were not even my responsibility. Despite numerous attempts, they keep sending the wrong invoice.

Went well very caring nurses and doctors. Very organized and efficient. They are sensitive to the…read moresituation

Beware of hospice of the valley. They are clueless when it comes to giving comfort to patients with…read moreend stage lung diseases. After being forced to sign in a relative into this "hospice" one of their nurses told me the truth and said they are "still learning about how to treat patients" with respiratory distress. She was not kidding. This hospice was useless,incompetent and was very sadistic to my relative (the patient had never smoked in their life, was stable until the last 1 year of their life when they went on constant supplemental oxygen ) My relative died a horrible death , and suffered severely for the last 3 hours of their life , literally suffocating with this "hospice " care in el camino hospital. One of the hospice student nurses decided to reduce the oxygen flow for the relative, who was kept comfortable with the original level. It was the hospice doctors bad decision to lower the oxygen flow and then give morphine/valium/etc. After that, for over 3 hours, the patient suffocated and suffered great discomfort to death. They were literally Suffocating, And the breath sounds were not the usual end of life death rattle and not cheyne stokes breathing. (patient went into the hospice after getting stabilized by the ER department, then transferred to 3rd floor TCU. The hospitalists wanted the hospital room for someone else - it's a business, after all. So we were pressured into signing up our relative into this horrific hospice. El camino hospital hospitalists and Sutter /hospice of the valley knew we were in a vulnerable situation. ) In the last 3 hours of their life, my relative suffered with loud labored breathing, with a look of terror on their face. Never in the course of their illness did they have so much suffering, until the incompetent hospice of the valley nurses and doctors (in training) did their mischief with the patient. The relative had a pained desperate expression , looked like they were drowning, and we family members only stood by helplessly and kept begging the nurses for pain medication for the patient, which they did eventually. Maybe they were waiting for the approval of the hospice doctor. Family members foolishly trusted this hospice to help make the dying process a little easier. I'm very surprised the hospice nurses and doctors don't know much about treating /comforting patients with end stage lung cancer , COPD, emphysema, interstitial lung diseases etc. Because all of those usually, not always, end with respiratory distress for the patient. Kevorkian would have been more effective and sympathetic. The clergy man was the only competent and compassionate person we encountered. Maybe this hospice is only for dementia patients. Unfortunately, I've sadly seen two other relatives die in 2 different hospices (not "hospice" of the valley, and they suffered too , but the nurses and doctors were a little more knowledgeable and helpful. hospice of the valley is the worst. I understand the need for hospice, but do your research on which hospices are best for you or your loved one's condition/disease/illness. Veterinarians are more knowledgeable and compassionate to animals that need euthanasia. Even convicts on death row have quicker less unpleasant deaths , compared to what my relative experienced with this novice hospice.