Florida Senior Care Hub — Statewide hub for Florida senior care: regulations, Florida Medicaid LTC, veterans, ombudsman.
This is your hub for Florida senior-care resources — the state programs, regulators, and benefits that Tampa Bay families use most. Two state agencies anchor Florida's senior-care system: the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which handles licensing, and the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA), which runs services.
Paying for care in Florida
The main public route to long-term care is Florida's SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid program, and eligibility turns on both medical need and finances. Veterans, meanwhile, may be entitled to VA benefits or a spot in a State Veterans' Home.
Safety and rights
Have a concern to report? Raise it through the AHCA complaint process, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, or — if you suspect abuse or exploitation — the Florida Abuse Hotline.
Local help
Tampa Bay services run through the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, whose Elder Helpline screens seniors for meals, in-home support, caregiver respite, and more — much of it free or sliding-scale.
How Tampa Senior Advisor can help
We're a free, local senior-care advisory service built for Tampa Bay families. There's no charge to you — a community pays us a referral fee only in the event you decide to move in. If all of this is feeling like a lot, tell us what's going on and we'll steer you toward the right next step, whether or not a paid placement is ever part of it.