CareFind South Florida

02/28/2026

✨ Featured Founder Spotlight | Althea Smith ✨

“Quality care begins with a gentle touch.”

For over a decade, Althea Smith, Founder and Administrator of Gentle Touch Assisted Living Facility LLC, has led with compassion, dignity, and faith-guided care in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.

Licensed and active since 2014, Gentle Touch provides a warm, family-centered environment where residents are treated with respect, attentiveness, and heartfelt support. Under Althea’s leadership, care is not just a service; it is a calling.

At CareFind South Florida™, we are honored to recognize Gentle Touch as a Verified Provider, committed to excellence and integrity in assisted living.

Families seeking compassionate, personalized care are encouraged to schedule a tour and experience the difference.

📍 Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
📞 954-292-3596
🌐 www.GentleTouchAssistedLivingFacility.com

02/19/2026

Why CareFind Does Not Operate as a Referral Agency.

Most families do not realize how many senior care referrals are financially incentivized.

CareFind was created differently.

We do not participate in placement commissions or referral pressure.

Our role is to provide families with transparent information and to highlight providers based on credibility, not commissions.

This protects both families and ethical providers.

Learn more: https://carefindbroward.com/blog/f/why-alf-marketing-must-shift-to-cooperative-partnerships

02/19/2026

How Families Actually Choose an Assisted Living Community
Families do not choose assisted living communities based on advertising.

They choose based on trust, familiarity, and emotional safety.

Before the first phone call is made, a quiet decision has already been made.

CareFind exists to support families in making informed, confident decisions and to highlight providers committed to transparency, dignity, and ethical care.

Read the full article: https://carefindbroward.com/blog/f/how-families-actually-choose-an-assisted-living-community

02/16/2026

CareFind South Florida was created to help families find trusted, licensed care with clarity and peace of mind.

Searching for care is often emotional and overwhelming. Families deserve calm access to accurate, reliable information when making important decisions.

CareFind exists to support families and make trusted care providers visible.

Explore the directory:

Discover licensed care communities through our senior living directory, focusing on availability, payment options, and essential support features that families look for, including various assisted living options and specialized memory care services.