Florida Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The Florida Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Florida. With an aging population, the average cost of care in Florida averages between $22.00 an hour for home care to $9,387 a month for skilled nursing care. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Florida Key Statistics
- 27.0% of the Florida population is aged 60 or over with 13.1% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With no state income or inheritance tax, it is one of the most tax friendly states for retirees, with the average property tax set at $1,041 per $100,000 in home value.
- 62.8% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a Florida senior (65+) is $42,639.
- 580,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Florida.
Choosing Long Term Care in Florida
- Florida Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in Florida is $22.00, making Florida less expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- Florida Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in Florida is $1,473 per month making Florida less expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- Florida Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in Florida is $3,500 per month making Florida less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- Florida Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in Florida is $9,387 per month making Florida more expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
Florida Senior Services
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Phone: 850-414-2000
Fax: 850-414-2004
TDD: 850-414-2001
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Services and Resources available in each Florida County
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Elder Helpline Information and Assistance service within each Florida County
Florida State Plan on Aging
Florida Elder Justice and Advocacy
- Florida Elder Abuse Prevention Program
- Older Americans Act Programs: Title VII, Section 720 – Elder Abuse Prevention
To report Elder Abuse call the Adult Abuse Hotline: 1-800-962-2873
TTY (Telephone Device for the Deaf): 1-800-955-8771
To report via Fax: 1-800-914-0004
Florida Support for Caregivers
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Older Americans Act Programs: Title III E – National Family Caregiver Support Program (Caregiver Support)
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families (RELIEF)
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Americorps
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Senior Companion Program
Department of Elder Affairs Senior Companion Sites:
Alzheimer’s Community Care Association
Address: 800 Northpoint Pkwy #101B, W Palm Beach , FL 33407
Phone: (561) 683-2700
Citrus County Department of Community Support Services
Address: 2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct., Box #4, Lecanto, FL 34461
Phone: (352) 527-5959
City of Jacksonville
Address: 150 East 1st St, Jacksonville , FL 32206
Phone: (904) 630-0995
Palm Beach County Division of Senior Services
Address: 810 Datura St. Suite 300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (561) 355-4750
Marion Senior Services
Address: 1101 SW 20th Court, Ocala , FL 34474
Phone: (352) 620-3501
Florida Senior Disaster Preparedness:
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs – Disaster Preparedness
- Family Disaster Plan
- Disaster Supply Kit
- Florida Disaster – Division of Emergency Management
Emergency Coordinating Officer Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 250G, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-414-2148 or 850-414-2000
Disaster Related Emails: doeadisaster@elderaffairs.org
Florida Health Care Fraud
SHINE Program – Department of Elder Affairs
Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 270 Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Toll Free: 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337)
TDD/TTY: 1-800-955-8770
Fax: 850-414-2150
Email information@elderaffairs.org
- Senior Medical Patrol Be Scam Smart Handout
- Senior Medical Patrol Recruitment Flyer
- Senior Medical Patrol Medical Identity Theft Flyer
- Senior Medical Patrol Medicare Fraud Fact Sheet
- Senior Medical Patrol Medicare Summary Notice Fact Sheet
Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 380, Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Phone: 850-414-2323
Toll-free: 1-888-831-0404
Fax: 850-414-2377
Email: LTCOPInformer@elderaffairs.org
Florida Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
Agency for Health Care Administration
Address: P.O. Box 5197, MS 62 Tallahassee, FL 32314
Phone: 1-877-711-3662
Text: 357662
TDD: 1-866-467-4970
Fax: 1-850-402-4678
Florida Medicare and Insurance Counseling
SHINE Program – Department of Elder Affairs
Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 270 Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Toll Free: 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337)
TDD/TTY: 1-800-955-8770
Fax: 850-414-2150
Email information@elderaffairs.org
Florida Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- Adult Care Food Program (ACFP)
- Congregate Meal and Nutrition Site Program
- Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
- Health and Wellness Program
- Nutritional Education for Older Adults
- Nutrition Programs
- Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Florida Prescription Assistance
Florida Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- AdventHealth
- Age Advantage of Palm Bay Senior Transport
- Aging Matters in Brevard
- AllyRides
- Always on Time Transportation
- ARC Gulf County – Transportation Disadvantaged Services
- Area Agency on Aging for North Florida
- Baker County Council on Aging
- Bay Town Trolley
- Bennie Furlong Beaches Senior Center
- Big Bend Transit
- Bluebird Mobility
- Broward County TOPS! Paratransit
- Calhoun County Florida Transit
- Cape Coral Mini-Bus Service
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Senior Transportation
- Central Florida Regional Planning Council Transportation
- Charlie T. Joseph Senior Center
- Charlotte County Transit
- Checker Cab
- Citrus County Transit
- Clanzel T. Brown Senior Center
- Clay Community Transportation
- Clermont Yellow Cab
- Collier Area Paratransit (CAP)
- Collier County Transport
- Columbia County Senior Services
- Comfort Keepers of Atlantic Beach
- Community Health of South Florida
- Community Transit – Council on Aging of St. Lucie
- Consider It Done
- Coral Gables Trolley
- Coral Springs Senior Ride Transportation Program
- Count On Us Medical Transport
- Deerfield Beach Center for Active Aging
- DeSoto-Arcadia Regional Transit
- Dial-A-Ride Beaches Council on Aging
- Doctors Transport Service
- Doctors Transport Service
- Doral Trolley
- Dr. Piper Center Senior Transportation
- ElderCare of Alachua County
- Family Member HomeCare
- FindaRide Florida
- FISH of Englewood
- FISH of North Port
- FISH of Sancap
- Frances Padgett Arlington Senior Center
- Gainesville Cab Company
- Gainesville RTS Public Transit
- Hammond Senior Center
- HARTFlex and HARTPlus (Paratransit)
- Health First Aging Services
- Healthcare Ride Transportation
- Hernando County Transit
- Hialeah Hospital Transportation
- Hialeah Transit System
- Hillsborough County Sunshine Line
- Hopewell Senior Transportation
- Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad
- ITNSunCoast
- iTransport Services
- J. S. Johnson Senior Center
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- JAX CARE Patient Transport
- JET Express
- JJ Transport of Arcadia
- JTrans
- Lake County Connection
- Lake County Taxi Services
- Lauderhill Community Shuttle
- Lee County Transit’s ADA Paratransit Service
- Leopard Transport of Central Florida
- Levy County Transit
- Liberty Transit
- Lifeline Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
- Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT)
- Marion Senior Services
- Martin Community Coach (MCC)
- Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee
- MediCab Transportation
- Meekin Senior Shuttle
- Meekins Senior Shuttle
- Miami Dade Special Transportation Service (STS)
- Miami Lakes Freebee
- Miami On-Demand Transportation
- NassauTRANSIT
- North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens’ Services
- Nu-Hope Elder Care Services
- Paratransit: Lake County Connection
- Pine Island FISH
- Positive Medical Transport
- Reliable Independent Drivers for the Elderly (RIDE) Program
- Resource Center for Disability Solutions (RCDS)
- Right Path Transport
- RoGo Transportation
- Senior Transportation Bay
- County
- Seniors Helping Seniors
- Seniors on the Go
- Sonshine Companion Care
- Space Coast Area Transit
- Specialty Care Transporters
- St. Johns River Ferry
- StarMetro Dial-A-Ride
- Stellar Transportation
- Sunrise City Transportation
- Suwannee River Economic
- Council Transportation
- Suwannee River Economic
- Council Transportation
- Suwannee Valley Transit Authority
- Tamarac Paratransit
- Tampa Non-Emergency
- Transportation Service
- The Arc South Florida’s
- Transportation Program
- The Calhoun County Florida
- Transit
- The City of Lauderdale
- Lakes Transportation
- The City of Pembroke Pines Transportation
- The City of Pompano Beach
- Community Shuttle Service
- TLT Transport
- Trans Hernando
- TransCare Plus
- TransCare Plus
- TransMobility
- Unicare Transport Service
- Wheelchair Transport Service
Florida Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc.,
Address: 5090 Commerce Park Circle, Pensacola, Florida 32505
Phone: 850.494.7101
Fax: 850.494.7122 Fax
Local Helpline: 850.494.7100
Toll-Free Helpline: 866.531.8011
Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc
Address: 2414 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Phone: (850) 488-0055
Toll-Free: 1-866-467-4624
Fax: (850) 922-2420
Elder Options (North West Florida)
Address: 100 SW 75th Street, Suite 301 Gainesville, FL 32607
Phone:1-800-262-2243
Fax: 352-378-1256
ElderSource (Northeast Florida)
Address: 10688 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257
Toll free: 1(888)242-4464
Local: (904)391-6600
Fax: (904)391-6693
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco – Pinellas
Address: 9549 Koger Blvd, Gadsden Building, Suite 100, St Petersburg, FL 33702
Phone: +1-800-963-5337
Phone: 727-217-8111
Senior Connection Center
Address: 8928 Brittany WayTampa, FL 33619
Phone: 1-800-963-5337
Fax: 813-623-1342
Senior Resource Alliance
Address: 3319 Maguire Blvd Suite 100, Orlando, Florida 32803
Phone: (407) 514-1800
Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
Address: 15201 N. Cleveland Ave, Suite 1100, North Fort Myers, FL 33903
Phone: 239-652-6900
Toll Free: 866-413-5337
Fax: 239-652-6989
Area Agency on Aging for Palm Beach / Treasure Coast – Palm Beach Office
Address: 4400 North Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 684.5885
Fax: (561) 214.8678
Area Agency on Aging for Palm Beach / Treasure Coast – Treasure Coast Office
Address: 1100 St. Lucie West Boulevard, Suite 204, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986
Phone: (772) 467.0008
Fax: (772) 467.0371
Area Agency on Aging of Broward County
Address: 5300 Hiatus Road, Sunrise, Florida 33351
Phone: 954.745.9779
Alliance for Aging
Address: 760 NW 107 Ave., Suite 214, Miami, Florida 33172
Phone: 305-670-6500
Elder Helpline: 305-670-4357
Toll Free:1-800-96-ELDER (35337)
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
Florida Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs
- Florida Health Care Association
- Leading Age Florida
- Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program
- Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES)
- Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program (EHEAP)
- Home Care for the Elderly (HCE) Program
- Federal Older Americans Act (OAA) Program
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Senior Companion Program
- Senior Housing Facilities
- Nursing Home Services (Agency for Health Care Administration Website)
- Office of Public & Professional Guardians (OPPG)
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
- Senior Legal Services & Senior Legal Helpline
- Senior Transportation
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Florida’s Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative
Florida Senior Health Studies
