Your parent’s groceries, done by one person you have met.
Bay Personal Shopper does weekly grocery shopping and delivery for older adults in St. Petersburg, Gulfport and St. Pete Beach, and a son or daughter can arrange it from across town or from another state. One person, Pauliane Stenberg, does every run and puts the groceries away, and if your parent asks, you are copied on the photographed receipts. $45 an hour with a two-hour minimum, and groceries at shelf price.
What happens, from the first call to a standing weekly day.
A walkthrough in your parent’s kitchen
Forty-five minutes, at the house, no charge: what they eat, the brands they want, the stores they like, the allergy that is not a preference. You can be there for it if you are able to.
They meet Pauliane before she has a key
Twenty minutes, before there is a key, a code or a card. She hands over a current, dated background check (criminal database, county search and motor vehicle record) before anyone gives her a key.
A standing day
The same person on the same day each week. The list can come from your parent, or from you if your parent names you, online or by phone. Groceries are put away, cold things in the cold, and several stores in one trip cost time, not a second fee.
You see the receipts
Your parent can name you, in writing at the walkthrough, to be copied on the weekly photographed receipt ledger. You get the ledger and nothing else: not the household file and not the access arrangement. Removing you takes one message from them.
What protects your parent.
The main safeguard is that you can see everything that was bought, and what it cost, without anyone having to explain it. Beyond that:
- Your parent’s money stays theirs. Groceries go on a card in their own name with a per-purchase and monthly limit they set, or Pauliane pays and is reimbursed weekly against itemized receipts, by card, ACH or cash. No card number is ever stored.
- Things she will never do: be added to a bank account, accept a power of attorney, or witness or sign a document.
- If something looks wrong to her, you hear it the same day.
- Keys are tagged with a number, not a name or an address. If she ever loses one, you hear within the hour and she pays for the rekey.
- Allergy items are never substituted. If the safe item is not on the shelf, it comes back empty, with the reason.
- Insured: general liability and professional liability.
Your parent is the client, even when you arrange the work. That means their household file is theirs, and if you ask what is in it, you will be told to ask them. It is the same rule that protects your parent from anyone else who calls.
The full key, money, insurance and privacy protocols are published on how it works, the terms and the privacy page.
What this is not, and who to call instead.
Bay Personal Shopper moves groceries, not people, and it is not a home care agency.
- No medication handling. A routine prescription pickup in your parent’s own name is fine. Sorting, dosing or giving medication is not.
- No personal care. No bathing, lifting, transfers or nursing.
- No driving people. Your parent cannot ride along to the store or the doctor.
- No backup shopper. There is one person. If she is ill or away, your parent hears it from her and the visit moves.
- Not for emergencies. For a cheap one-off order, or something needed tonight, a grocery delivery app is faster and costs less.
If your parent needs more than groceries, or the cost is the problem, the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas runs a helpline for Pasco and Pinellas counties at 1-800-963-5337 (or 727-217-8111 if you are calling from outside the area), Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. It can point you to home care, meal programs and other help for older adults (agingcarefl.org).
The same published rates as everyone else.
- $45 an hour, two-hour minimum, then 30-minute increments.
- $45 for a single errand, one stop, up to an hour.
- $270 a month for a standing weekly slot: six hours a month in all (about an hour and a half a week), with extra hours at $47.
- Groceries at shelf price, with no markup, no percentage of the checkout total and no delivery fee. Mileage is included. Tips are welcome and never expected.
- Where your parent lives: St. Petersburg, Gulfport, St. Pete Beach, Pass-a-Grille and Tierra Verde add nothing. Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, South Pasadena, Kenneth City and Pinellas Park add $25 a visit. Farther-out areas add $50 and are taken case by case. The full list is on the areas page.
The fee can be paid online by PayPal or card, from wherever you are.
What families ask first.
Who can shop for and deliver groceries to an elderly parent in St. Petersburg, Florida?
Bay Personal Shopper, the shopping service of Bay House Concierge, does weekly grocery shopping and delivery for older adults in St. Petersburg, Gulfport and St. Pete Beach. One named person, Pauliane Stenberg, does every run and puts the groceries away, and if the parent asks, an adult child can be copied on the weekly photographed receipts. It costs $45 an hour with a two-hour minimum, with groceries at shelf price.
Do I need to live nearby to arrange it?
No. Your parent is the client and Pauliane works with them directly. They can name you to be copied on the weekly photographed receipt ledger, the list can come from them, or from you if they name you, and the fee can be paid online by PayPal or card.
Can I see what was bought and what it cost?
Yes, if your parent names you in writing at the walkthrough. You are then copied on the weekly photographed receipt ledger. You receive the ledger only, not the household file or the access arrangement, and your parent can remove you with one message.
How are my parent’s groceries paid for?
Either on a card in your parent’s own name with a per-purchase and monthly limit they set, or Pauliane pays and is reimbursed weekly against itemized receipts, by card, ACH or cash. She never stores a card number, is never added to a bank account, and never accepts a power of attorney.
Will she help with medication, bathing or getting around?
No. Bay Personal Shopper is not a home care agency. It will collect a routine prescription in your parent’s own name, but it does not sort, dose or give medication, does not bathe, lift or transfer anyone, and does not drive people. For that kind of help, the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas helpline, 1-800-963-5337 (727-217-8111 from outside the area), can point you to licensed home care.
Book a walkthrough
Forty-five minutes in your parent’s kitchen, no charge. We will tell you honestly whether this is worth it for them.
Book a walkthroughOr call 727-642-6982, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Nothing follows unless you ask for it.