Hire an Independent Caregiver to Provide Personalized Senior Care in South Lake County, FL

Our Recruiters & Matchmakers connect seniors with professional, independent caregivers at affordable rates.

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I Need A Caregiver

We’ll find you experienced, professonal, independent caregivers matching your needs.

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I Am A Caregiver

Please share your qualifications
as a professional independent caregiver.

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An Approach for Modern Times

Caregiver shortages, escalating costs, improvements in technology, Increased regulation, and a new cultural mindset have combined to make it advantageous for families to hire experienced, independent caregivers directly. This new approach provides key advantages over the traditional homecare agency, including:

More control: You make the decisions!

More consistency: Everyone benefits from stable caregiver-family relationships

Experienced & credentialed professional caregivers

Able to meet more extensive needs: Including 24/7 care and Live-In arrangements

Happier caregivers: Increased satisfaction with higher wages and more stability

Affordability: You will likely spend less than the alternatives!

Meet Your Local Office:

Our Why

We are a big family rooted in service, faith, and community. After a close loved one underwent a craniotomy, our family experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to find truly personalized, one-on-one in-home care. Instead of receiving the attention she needed, she was placed in an overcrowded rehabilitation setting where individualized support was limited. That experience opened our eyes to a reality many families face every day. Had we known about Hallmark Homecare at the time, our loved one could have remained at home, receiving compassionate, consistent care tailored to her needs. That realization inspired us to create a better option for families in South Lake County. Through Hallmark Homecare, we help families connect with caregivers who treat their loved ones with the same compassion we wanted for our own.

Our Mission

Our mission is to elevate the standard of in-home care by creating a model that serves families, caregivers, and referral partners with excellence and integrity.

For families, that means greater control, meaningful caregiver consistency, and the confidence that their loved one is receiving reliable, one-on-one support. We carefully match experienced caregivers with aging adults who wish to remain safe, comfortable, and independent at home—ensuring every client is treated with dignity, respect, and personalized attention.

For caregivers, we create opportunity and stability through flexible schedules, competitive pay in South Lake County, and the ability to focus on one dedicated client--allowing them to provide the attentive, relationship-based care they are called to give.

For referral partners, we serve as a trusted resource—offering dependable solutions for safe, confident discharges supported by experienced caregivers who help reduce the risk of readmission and promote continuity of care.

At the heart of Hallmark Homecare is a simple belief: care should feel personal, consistent, and rooted in dignity. What began as our family’s difficult experience became our commitment to do better for every family we serve. We are honored to walk alongside you, bringing compassion into your home, stability into uncertain seasons, and trusted support when it matters most.

South Lake County, FL Office

Serving Astatula (34705), Clermont (34711 and 34715), Fruitland (34731), Leesburg (34748), Montverde (34756), Tavares (32778), The Villages (34762), and Yalaha (34797).

Nurse Registry AHCA License Number: 30213172

Team Llave

Josen Llave & Vicarose Llave

Owner/Operators

352-717-6655
jllave@hallmarkhomecare.com

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Contact Us

Begin the process of hiring independent contractors by getting in touch with us. Our Associates are ready to help!

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Client Interview

We interview you to learn more about you or your loved one's care needs. This results in your comprehensive Ideal Caregiver Profile.

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Caregiver Interview

Using your Ideal Caregiver Profile, we conduct a search and vet caregivers to determine your best matches. We connect you with these caregivers to meet and interview.

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Select & Hire

You decide which independent caregivers are the best matches for you. You then select and hire caregiver(s) of your choice.

What About Safety?

Criminal Background Check

Hallmark Homecare conducts a Level 2 FDLE Fingerprinting background screening on every caregiver we place. This involves a national fingerprint-based check, a comprehensive Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and FBI checks.  The FDLE describes a level 2 background check as a fingerprint-based background check that should be conducted on employees holding positions of trust and responsibility. https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Employment History & Verification

Our background check verifies that each independent caregiver we place has the legal right to work as well as a verifying their references and employment history.

Credentials & Experience

We make sure that all independent caregivers we place have extensive experience.  We place private caregivers with verified credentials, like HHA, CNA or other such credentials.

Liability Insurance

We cover our placements with liability insurance and occupational accident insurance. 

Contact Us

For more information, please call (352) 717-6655

Who Should We Contact?

Who Needs Care?

Professional Independent Caregiver Opportunities

Are you a caring and dependable independent caregiver wanting to make a real difference in the lives of seniors and their families?

Are you interested in making a substantially better wage as you deliver this vital service that you’ve been called to do?

Do you have the following qualifications?

  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience
  • Professional certification (CNA, PCA or equivalent)
  • Legal ability to work (Proof of legal residency, green card, social security card, picture ID, etc.)
  • Clean criminal background check with a 7-year lookback
  • Positive professional references that can be verified
  • No state board or other disciplinary actions
  • Reliable transportation and a clean driving record
  • Current health certificates as applicable (e.g. TB clearance, Hepatitis B screening, etc.)

https://info.flclearinghouse.com

If you are a professional caregiver for the elderly with these qualifications, we would love the opportunity to advance your career by placing you with a client.

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I Am A Caregiver

Please share your qualifications
as a care provider.

We would like to match you with a client in your area. Our senior clients and their families are looking to be matched with professional independent caregivers that provide reliable, quality service. In order to be placed, you must fill out the following application. (We do not accept resumes or emails).

Please Note: All information will be kept confidential. We do not share or sell data to anyone.

Contact Information

Education & Experience

Please let us know about all of your educational and caregiving experience. Be as accurate as possible. In order to match you with clients, we need to know about your skills, experience, and education.

Automobile & Driving

Clients who need their caregivers to arrive on-time and then assist with transportation and errands expect you to have a reliable, registered, insured car and a clean driving record. Please answer the following questions:

Availability

Information to Help Create the Best Match

The best assignments are those where your personality, skills, abilities, and interests match the needs and desires of the client. Please be as accurate as possible when answering the following questions because they are used to match you with potential clients in your area.

Background Information

Our clients expect to interview caregivers with solid references and a clean background. Please let us know a little about your background by answering the following questions:

Certification & Release

We're an equal opportunity Direct Referral Agency. All applicants seeking placements will clients will be considered for caregiving opportunities without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Please read carefully before acknowledging and submitting:

I authorize any of the persons or organizations referenced in the placement application to give you any and all information concerning my previous employment, education or any other information they might have, personal or otherwise, with regard to any of the subjects covered by this application and release all such parties from all liability for any damage that may result from furnishing such information to you. I authorize you to request and receive such information.

I understand that my contract is contingent upon verification of past employment; school transcripts; licensures and certifications; satisfactory criminal background check. I hereby consent to such examinations and verifications.

I further understand that I will be required to participate in direct deposit at a bank of your choosing for all payroll transactions.

I certify that the answers given herein are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentations, omissions of facts or incomplete answers in any application document may disqualify me from further consideration for being a sub-contractor. I further understand that, if contracted, any misrepresentations or omissions of facts in any application document will be cause for my contract to be terminated at any time without prior notice. I understand that my contract may be terminated if I, at any time, reveal confidential information concerning the organization, patients or fellow team members.

By hitting "Submit", I affirm my understanding and agreement of the above release.

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