If you are comparing options for in-home dementia care in Houston, matching lets you see and hear caregivers first, then choose whom to meet. There is no charge to complete the form or to receive profiles.
How the 48-Hour Matching Service Works
Houston families use a free service that starts with a short care form, screens caregivers for dementia care experience, and delivers 3 to 5 video profiles within 48 hours so you can watch each caregiver's video interview before deciding whom to meet. You stay in control of the next conversation. No one is sent to the home until you choose whom to meet.
The steps are short on purpose. Families often need help quickly after a hospital stay, a fall, or a week when memory and daily tasks become harder to manage alone.
Start With a Short Care Form
You begin by filling out a short care form that describes who needs help, what a typical day looks like, and when you want care to start in Houston. The form is the only thing we need in order to match profiles. It asks about schedule, language, household routines, and the kind of support you want, such as companionship, help with bathing and dressing, or overnight presence.
Keep answers practical. Note wandering risk, sleep changes, meals, medications you already manage, and whether you need a few daytime hours or around-the-clock coverage. Clear details help us send profiles that fit your home, not a generic list of names.
Caregivers Screened for Dementia Care Experience
We screen caregivers for dementia care experience before any profile is sent to a Houston family. That screening is how someone enters the matching pool. It is not a substitute for the questions you should ask when you meet a person who may work in your home.
When you do meet someone, ask any caregiver or agency about background checks, licensing, and training. Those questions belong to you. Matching does not replace them. What matching does give you is a chance to see how a caregiver speaks about dementia care on video before you spend time on interviews in person.
You Receive 3 to 5 Video Profiles Within 48 Hours
Within 48 hours of the short care form, Houston families receive 3 to 5 video profiles of caregivers screened for dementia care experience. Each profile is built so you can compare people side by side, then decide whom to meet. You are not asked to choose from a long roster or to take the first available name.
If the first set is not the right fit, say so. The goal is a short list you can actually watch, not a stack of paper resumes. Families often share the same videos with siblings so everyone can review the same interviews before a decision.
Watch Each Caregiver's Video Interview Before You Meet
Families watch each caregiver's video interview before deciding whom to meet. The video interview is the proof. You hear how the caregiver talks about memory loss, daily routines, agitation, and the pace of a Houston household, then you choose the people you want to meet in person.
Watch for tone as much as for tasks. Notice whether the caregiver speaks to the person living with dementia with respect, how they describe a hard afternoon, and whether their availability matches your block of hours. Only after you have watched the interviews do you decide whom to meet.
Why Houston Households Look for This Kind of Match
Houston has 277,124 residents aged 65 and over, including 30,887 residents aged 85 and over, a median household income of $62,894, and 82,087 senior households where someone 65 or over lives alone, according to U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates.
The CDC describes dementia as a condition that affects memory, thinking, and the ability to carry out everyday activities. When those changes show up at home, families often need another adult in the house for meals, bathing, safety, and company, especially when a parent lives alone.
Matching is built for that moment. You describe the home on a short form, review 3 to 5 video profiles within 48 hours, and watch each caregiver's video interview before anyone comes through the door.