Care settings
Board and care homes
A small residential home caring for a handful of residents, where the setting feels closer to a household than a facility.
What this care setting generally provides
- A residence with a small number of residents rather than a large campus
- Help with daily activities in a quieter, more familiar environment
- Home-cooked meals and a consistent, familiar caregiving team
- A higher caregiver-to-resident ratio than most larger settings
- Services provided within the home's licensed scope
Families often consider it when
- A large community feels overwhelming or impersonal
- Consistency of caregivers matters a great deal
- A calmer setting supports memory or anxiety needs
- A more home-like environment is the family's priority
- Ongoing licensed nursing care is not required
Questions worth asking any provider
- How many residents live here, and how many caregivers are on each shift?
- Who provides care overnight?
- How are medications handled and recorded?
- What needs would make this home no longer the right setting?
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what is billed separately?
You choose. We coordinate.
Small homes vary widely from one to the next. A coordinator will visit the specifics with you, gather current availability, and present real options rather than a generic list.
If this is a medical emergency, call 911 or seek emergency medical care. Tender Loving Care of Hawaii is not an emergency medical service.
This page is general information, not medical advice. Tender Loving Care of Hawaii does not determine medical necessity or clinical suitability. Care decisions are made by the patient or their authorized decision-maker, in consultation with their own clinicians.