The Same Caregiver Each Visit
We keep one caregiver assigned to your family whenever possible. If they are unavailable, the caregiver stepping in receives the full care plan in advance.
A Care Plan for Your Family
We learn your loved one’s needs, routines, and preferences, then create a personalized care plan and match the right caregiver.
Family-Owned & Involved
As a family-run agency, we stay closely involved in your loved one’s care and are always here when questions or concerns arise.
About Us
Family-Owned Care Rooted in Experience
Before founding A Lending Hand in Sarasota in 2005, Tina Scarpino spent years caring for members of her own family. As a Registered Medical Assistant, she saw the need for more personal, compassionate care and created an agency centered on trust, consistency, and genuine support.
Today, A Lending Hand remains family-owned and personally involved in every client’s care. From the first in-home assessment through ongoing check-ins, families can feel confident knowing they are working directly with a team that values communication, reliability, and long-term relationships.
Services
Personalized Support for Every Stage of Care
Personal Care
Hands-on assistance with bathing, dressing, mobility, meals, medication reminders, and other everyday routines from qualified caregivers.
Companion Care
Meaningful companionship, supervision, errands, transportation, meal preparation, and light household support for individuals who remain mostly independent.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s Care
Patient, consistent support from caregivers trained to respond thoughtfully to memory loss, confusion, anxiety, and changes in behavior.
Respite Care
Dependable short-term support that allows family caregivers to rest, travel, manage personal responsibilities, or simply take a needed break.
Transition & Recovery Care
Practical support following a hospital stay, illness, or surgery, including help getting settled at home, preparing meals, picking up prescriptions, and managing daily routines.
Unsure Which Service Is Right for Your Family?
A free in-home assessment allows us to learn about your loved one’s needs and recommend the level of support that may fit best.
How Care Begins
Four Simple Steps to Personalized Support
01
Start With a Conversation
Call our team to share what is happening, ask questions you may have, and tell us more about your loved one’s needs. We’ll take time to listen, explain your options, and help determine whether our services may be the right fit for your family.
02
Schedule a Free In-Home Assessment
We meet with you and your loved one to learn about daily routines, support needs, scheduling, and personal preferences before creating a customized care plan.
03
Find the Right Caregiver
We thoughtfully match your family with a caregiver whose qualifications, availability, and approach align with your loved one’s needs. When schedules allow, we can also arrange a meet-and-greet before care begins.
04
Receive Ongoing Support
We check in shortly after care begins and remain involved as needs change, making adjustments whenever necessary to keep the care plan working well for your family.
Where We Provide Care
Serving Sarasota and Surrounding Communities
A Lending Hand provides personalized in-home care throughout Sarasota and nearby communities. Service availability may vary depending on location, scheduling, and care needs, so we encourage families to contact our team to confirm coverage.
Testimonials
Trusted by Clients, Families, and Caregivers
“A Lending Hand provides excellent care for my parents. Whether it is assistance with daily living skills or providing other necessary care, the staff are competent, professional, and very caring. Above all, we know their safety and well-being is the number one priority! A Lending Hand is an excellent family-owned and operated company!”
Philip
“A Lending Hand is a dedicated and compassionate caregiving company. Tina and Francesca are always attentive and will answer calls at all hours of the night. I highly recommend this agency because they try to find the right caregiver for each client. In addition, I truly like this company because Tina, the owner, is involved in every case.”
Denise D
“We were in search of someone to assist my grandmother, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the care and attention she received. The team went above and beyond in every aspect, providing a level of attentiveness and compassion that truly put our minds at ease. From the very beginning, they took the time to understand her needs and made her feel completely comfortable.”
Anna E
“Tina Scarpino and her team were so, so helpful and caring to my father and step-mother during their last few months in Florida . . . supporting them to move back home to Chicago. Patient, knowledgeable about medical needs, and even-tempered with the demands and confusion of the elderly, she played a crucial role during a difficult time in their lives as they adjusted to a new way of living. I couldn’t imagine a better person to help.”
Douglas R
Changes such as missed meals, difficulty with personal routines, increased forgetfulness, limited mobility, or growing safety concerns may indicate that additional support would be helpful.
We meet with your family to discuss daily routines, scheduling, preferences, and support needs. From there, we create a personalized care plan and recommend the appropriate services.
We prioritize consistent caregiver matching whenever possible. When a substitute is needed, they receive the care plan and important information before arriving.
Non-medical home care is generally paid for privately, although some long-term care insurance policies may provide coverage. Our team can help you understand the documentation you may need.
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