Placerville, CA
Home Care
Liz Heape Caldwell
Elder Options
Why tendercare trusts Liz
Vetted May 2026 · Verified Member4.8
About Liz
Beyond the resume
Elder Options has been a part of Liz's life from when her mother, Carol, founded the business in 1988. Liz truly grew up watching her build it. She took a different road for a while - to law school & Nevada - before coming back to Placerville and joining the company in 2003. Since then, she's worked her way from the ground up: student member of the Aging Life Care Association to full member, board member to Western Regional President, and now co-owner and COO alongside Carol, who still works with the organization she started nearly four decades ago. It's not a family business in the abstract. It's a mother-daughter operation that has served the same community for 39 years.
Elder Options, Inc. provides care managed in-home care for older adults, individuals with chronic illnesses, and people with special needs and disabilities. Every client is paired with both a trained caregiver and a credentialed care manager who oversees planning and monitors progress as needs evolve. Services are available to private-pay clients as well as those with VA benefits, Medi-Cal, long-term care insurance, and through contracts with Alta Regional Center and the California Department of Health Care Services.
Liz keeps coming back to something simple: asking for help isn't weakness. It's wisdom. Families often arrive carrying a long list of things they think they're supposed to handle alone. Her first job is to make it smaller: pick one step, help them take it, and make the next one clearer. She's been on the other side of that overwhelm herself, and it shows in how she talks to families.
What makes Elder Options structurally different from most home care agencies is the care management layer built into every client relationship. Each caregiver is supported by a credentialed care manager who oversees the plan, monitors how things are going, and adjusts when needs change. Families don't have to catch problems themselves, because someone is already watching out for them.
Licenses & Accreditation:
CMC
ALCA Fellow of Leadership Academy
Sage Care USA Platinum Membership
El Dorado County Business License
City of Placerville Business License
BRN CEU Provider
Carson City Business License
Nevada Secretary of State
South Lake Tahoe Business License
Aging Life Care Association Member
tendercare Trusted Network member
Services
Companionship
Safety supervision
Medication adherence
Showering and daily living needs
Groceries, cooking, laundry
Temporary or long-term support
Specialties
Care Managed in Home Care
Service Area
4.8
Elder Options helps Veterans, our Elderly Community, children with disabilities and more. Elder options just moved into a beautiful building across from The Independent on Main Street. The Independent is lucky to have gained such a reputable business right across the street. Thank you Elder Options for improving lives in El Dorado County.
Michelle H
September 2022The ladies working for Elder Options are absolute angels. They were with my father for 2 years prior to his passing. He was cherished by them and enjoyed their company. With 24 hour care, he thrived and counted on them for everything. My family and I do not know what we would have done without them.
Mel Z
June 2022FAQs
Each caregiver is supported by a credentialed care manager who oversees the plan, monitors how things are going, and adjusts when needs change, so families don't have to catch problems themselves. Elder Options is a vetted member of the tendercare Trusted Network.
Yes, services are available to private-pay clients as well as those with VA benefits, Medi-Cal, and long-term care insurance, and through contracts with Alta Regional Center and the California Department of Health Care Services. A new inquiry to Elder Options usually gets a reply within an hour.
Elder Options holds business licenses in El Dorado County, the City of Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, Carson City, and the state of Nevada. That footprint covers 34 ZIP codes across CA. Elder Options has passed background check verification through tendercare vetting.
Elder Options offers a free initial consultation. Ongoing work is billed at an hourly rate. A family in Placerville, CA settles the numbers with the team before work starts. Being listed in the tendercare Trusted Network costs families nothing.
Credentials on file for Elder Options include CMC, ALCA Fellow of Leadership Academy, Sage Care USA Platinum Membership, El Dorado County Business License, City of Placerville Business License, BRN CEU Provider, Carson City Business License, Nevada Secretary of State, and South Lake Tahoe Business License. Elder Options has completed background check verification through the tendercare Trusted Network vetting process.
A family can call Elder Options directly or send a message through tendercare, with a reply usually within an hour. Expect a first conversation about what is happening now, what in-home care would fit, and the timeline involved.
