Local Senior-Care Experts in El Dorado County
The independent professionals El Dorado County families lean on when navigating a care decision. We simply surface these vendors and professionals — we don’t vet or guarantee how any of them are compensated by others, and whether that’s acceptable to you is something to determine on your own. What we can tell you: there’s no fee to be listed here, and we never take a referral fee ourselves.
Why some categories are still short: unlike licensed facilities, there’s no official public roster of these professionals. We add someone only after we’ve confirmed who they are and that they serve El Dorado County — and we never take a fee to be listed. So this directory grows deliberately rather than all at once. That’s the trade-off for a list you can actually trust.
What “verified” means here: we confirm each listing is a real, currently active local business — a working phone number, a real address, genuine reviews or a license record. We don’t have an ongoing relationship with anyone listed here, this isn’t an endorsement of their work, and we don’t audit how each business is compensated by others. Details can change after we check them — do your own research and ask your own questions, including about how someone is paid, before deciding who to work with.
Geriatric care managers
Independent professionals who assess needs and help families plan and oversee care.
Rebecca Johnson
Your Elder Care Specialist
Source: longtermcarelink.net + Yelp (active reviews through Jul 2026); confirmed by phone (voicemail via Sierra), Aug 2026 — serves Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, Placer, and Yuba County
Louie Handugan (Director) & team
Elder Care Management
Source: Founded 2010, 8-person Aging Life Care Professional team, 12 Yelp reviews, active FB/Instagram. Fee-for-service care management, not a placement-commission model. Serves Sacramento, South Placer, El Dorado, Yolo. Verified Aug 2026.
Lisa Adamek
Geriatric Wellness & Caregiving of California
Source: Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, co-founder; leans toward hands-on geriatric caregiving/home care alongside care management. Serves Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento. Verified Aug 2026.
Senior living placement specialists
Help you find and tour facilities that fit your needs. Distinct from a care manager: most are paid a referral fee by the community you move into, not by you — see each listing's compensation note.
Therese Johnson
Senior Care of Sacramento
How they’re paid: Confirmed by email, Aug 2026: care-management consulting is free to families. The firm also receives a one-time referral fee from the care home if a family moves into a community it recommends.
Source: Firm's own about page, Aug 2026 — gerontologist; service area explicitly lists Sacramento, Placer, Yuba, Nevada, and El Dorado Counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Ronald Demske
CarePatrol of Sacramento Foothills
How they’re paid: Site uses "no-cost" language — CarePatrol's national business model is confirmed facility-paid referral commissions (per public franchise economics research). Treat as facility-compensated.
Source: Serves Roseville, Folsom, Rocklin, Citrus Heights, Orangevale, El Dorado Hills. Verified via own site. Aug 2026.
Life Options for Seniors
How they’re paid: Self-describes as "a FREE resource" — the same pattern separately confirmed (Senior Care of Sacramento) to mean facility-paid compensation. Not independently confirmed for this specific firm.
Source: Operating since 2006; serves Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado. Verified via own site. Aug 2026.
Todd & Kelley Goodman
First Choice Senior Placement
How they’re paid: Not independently confirmed. Placement services in this category are typically paid a referral fee by the care home on move-in (see other entries' confirmed cases) — treat as likely facility-compensated until confirmed directly with the firm.
Source: 14 Yelp reviews, all positive; named owners hold CSA (Certified Senior Advisor) credentials and RCFE Administrator certificates. 2705 Klamath Dr, Lincoln (Placer County); explicitly serves Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba counties. Verified Sep 2026.
Elder-law attorneys
Advise on Medi-Cal planning, conservatorship, estate, and long-term-care legal questions.
Jana Stuart Ellerman
Ellerman Strand, A Professional Law Corp
Source: CA State Bar #126468, Active (apps.calbar.ca.gov). Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law (CA Board of Legal Specialization); practicing since 1986. 3108 Ponte Morino Dr Ste 240, Cameron Park. Firm contact email confirmed via own site (ellermanstrand.com), Sep 2026 — no individual address published for Jana specifically. Verified Sep 2026.
Clark Jeffrey Allison
Clark Allison LLP
Source: CA State Bar #164145, Active (apps.calbar.ca.gov). Practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, elder care and Medi-Cal planning. 4944 Windplay Dr Ste 117, El Dorado Hills. Verified Sep 2026.
Professional fiduciaries
Licensed professionals who can manage finances or act as a trustee/agent for a loved one.
Anna Ballesteros
Ballesteros Fiduciary Services
Source: License #1081 published on own site; independent web presence describing standard fiduciary scope (trustee, conservator, POA). Serves Sacramento and Placer Counties (also El Dorado/Amador). Verified Aug 2026.
Michael F. Storz
Storz Fiduciary Services
Source: Sits on PFAC's statewide Board of Directors (pfac-pro.org); listed in Sacramento Estate Planning Council services directory. License number not independently confirmed in this pass — recommend a manual check at search.dca.ca.gov before publishing. Serves Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, Yolo, Yuba Counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Long-term-care insurance agents
Licensed producers who advise on long-term-care insurance and annuities for funding care.
Suburban Family Insurance Agency
Source: LTC insurance explicitly listed as a product line on own site. 895 Embarcadero Dr #206, El Dorado Hills. Serves El Dorado Hills, Folsom, Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Gold River. Verified Aug 2026.
Dave Williamson
Foothills Regional Insurance & Financial Solutions
Source: LTC insurance named among core offerings. Verified via own site + El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce listing. Serves Folsom and surrounding foothills. Verified Aug 2026.
Financial advisors & reverse-mortgage specialists
Help plan and fund the cost of care — retirement income planning, reverse mortgages, and other financial strategies families use to pay for senior care.
Eric Ellsworth
American Senior Lending
Source: NMLS #225143, self-reported per own site (parent company HighTechLending Inc, NMLS #7147). Reverse-mortgage specialist since 2008; serves El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento Counties. Verified Sep 2026.
Veterans benefits & VA Aid and Attendance specialists
Help veterans and surviving spouses navigate VA Aid & Attendance and other benefits that can help pay for senior care.
El Dorado County Veterans Service Office
How they’re paid: Free county government service, not a private paid business — no cost to veterans or families regardless of income.
Source: County-run, free veteran benefits office. 130 Placerville Dr Suite B, Placerville (also a South Lake Tahoe office, 924 Emerald Bay Rd). Verified Sep 2026.
Real estate agents (senior transitions)
Real estate agents who specialize in selling a family home to fund senior care, often SRES-certified.
Maggie B. Hopkins
Surroundings Real Estate & Lending
Source: CalDRE #01750680 (brokerage #02220140). SRES + Certified Probate & Trust Specialist per own site. Serves Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Doug Covill
Coldwell Banker Realty
Source: CalDRE #00800308. SRES/CRS/LPS listed on brokerage profile, 40+ years experience. Sacramento-Metro office. Serves Sacramento County, West Placer, West El Dorado. Verified Aug 2026.
Pamela Bliss
Wesely & Associates
Source: CalDRE #00937345. SRES + CPRES per own agent site. Auburn. Serves Placer, Nevada, El Dorado counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Stacie Dias
RE/MAX Gold
Source: CalDRE #01970599. SRES noted, ~9 years experience. Verified via RE/MAX profile + LinkedIn. Based Folsom/El Dorado Hills. Verified Aug 2026.
Anne Wiens
Coldwell Banker Sun Ridge Real Estate
Source: CA DRE Broker License #01425896, Active, exp. 06/18/27, no discipline (search.dre.ca.gov). Own site confirms SRES designation + 55+ community focus, serves Placer/Sacramento/El Dorado Counties. Verified Sep 2026.
Carla Layton
Coldwell Banker Realty
Source: CA DRE Salesperson License #01395619, Active, exp. 08/18/27, no discipline (search.dre.ca.gov). Site confirms SRES designation, serves Placer/Sacramento/El Dorado Counties. Verified Sep 2026.
Senior move managers
Help families downsize, pack, and relocate belongings during a move to senior care.
Lee Mahla
RightSize Your Move
Source: Listed in NASMM's official directory; live site with CA DRE #01899823; serves Sacramento, Placer & El Dorado Counties (Gold River, Carmichael, Roseville, Granite Bay). Verified Aug 2026.
Staci Zabell, SMM-C
New Leaf Senior Transitions
Source: NASMM-certified move manager; 28 Yelp reviews (recent through Oct 2025) describing actual assisted-living transition jobs. Serves Placer, Sacramento & El Dorado Counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Haulers
Junk removal, estate cleanouts, and hauling services families use when downsizing or preparing a home for sale or move — distinct from certified Senior Move Managers, a NASMM-trademarked term.
Dylan Dudley
All American Junk Removal & Demo LLC
Source: Inbound request, confirmed directly by the owner via email, Sep 2026 — woman-owned, family-operated, BBB profile, Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce member, active Yelp (148 photos) and Nextdoor listings. Based Citrus Heights, serves Sacramento, Placer & El Dorado Counties. Cited community involvement with the Alzheimer's Association Greater Sacramento Area and W.I.S.H. Charity Inc. Handles downsizing, estate/property cleanouts, furniture and household removal, and donation coordination during moves into senior living. Verified Sep 2026.
Estate sale companies
Help families liquidate belongings and prepare a home for sale during a move to senior care, often alongside a move manager.
Gold Country Treasures Estate Liquidators
Kevin & Cheryl Jackson
Source: Verified directly via own site. Serves Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, and Amador Counties, explicitly naming Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Placerville, Shingle Springs. No email published. Verified Sep 2026.
In-home care agencies
Provide non-medical companion and personal care so a loved one can stay at home.
Always Best Care Sacramento
Source: Confirmed office at 1406 Blue Oaks Blvd #175, Roseville (Yelp 12 reviews). Serves Roseville, Granite Bay, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills. Verified Aug 2026.
Assured Care
Source: BBB-accredited; office confirmed at 9245 Laguna Springs Dr #200, Elk Grove; 20+ years, family-owned. Serves Elk Grove, Sacramento/Yolo/Placer/El Dorado. Verified Aug 2026.
Your Home Assistant
Source: Yelp — 13 reviews, active through Jul 2026; Caring.com and A Place for Mom profiles. 2228 Longport Ct Ste 130, Elk Grove. Serves Sacramento, Elk Grove, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin counties. Verified Aug 2026.
Help at Home Senior Care
Source: Operating since 2004, "Best In-Home Care" award 10 years running; Yelp — 59 photos, active through May 2026. 255 Elm Ave, Auburn. Serves Placer and Nevada counties, parts of Sacramento and El Dorado. Verified Aug 2026.
Home health (skilled/medical) agencies
Licensed skilled nursing, physical/occupational therapy, and other medical care delivered at home — distinct from non-medical companion care.
Maxim Healthcare Services
Roseville, CA Regional Office
Source: Verified directly via Maxim's own location page. Office explicitly lists El Dorado County in its service area (alongside Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, Amador, Colusa, Yolo, Nevada, Solano, Yuba). Offers home health, private duty nursing, and case coordination — distinct from non-medical companion care. No email published; contact via phone or site form. Verified Sep 2026.
Medical equipment & supplies
Wheelchairs, hospital beds, mobility aids, and other home medical equipment.
Folsom Medical Supply
Source: 40 Yelp reviews (mixed, incl. named staff — a legitimacy signal), physical storefront with posted hours (422 East Bidwell St, Folsom). Serves Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills. Verified Aug 2026.
Life Care HME Medical Supply
Source: Inbound contact met in person at an ACAP caregiving event, Sep 2026; confirmed directly by Nancy (owner) via email. 5145 Golden Foothill Pkwy #140, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. Verified Sep 2026.
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