Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Address
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
(850) 414-2000
AKA:
FDEA
Description:
Serve as the primary state agency responsible for administering human services programs for the elderly and for developing policy recommendations for long-term care.
Hours:
Monday-Friday / 8 am-5 pm
Is Shelter?
No
Related Resource
Date of Official Change:
August 29, 2023
Geographies Served
Serves All Areas
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Mailing
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Contacts
Sarah Halsell
Primary Contact
Elder Law
Phone Numbers
MAIN SITE PHONE
(850) 414-2000
Elder Law Phone Toll-Free
(888) 895-7873
Fax
(850) 414-2004
Toll-Free Elder Help Line
(800) 963-5337
TTY/TDD
(850) 414-2001
Services
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Description
Serve as the primary state agency responsible for administering human services programs for the elderly and for developing policy recommendations for long-term care.
Hours
Monday-Friday / 8 am-5 pm
Required Documents
Contact agency.
Eligibility
Age 60 or older, caregivers 18 years and older.
Fees
No fees charged.
Intake Procedure
Contact by phone, mail, or refer to website.
Languages
English, Bilingual services are available through Propio Language Service. .
Service Area
Florida
Geography Served
- Florida
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Telephone Numbers
Description
Provides Senior Legal Helpline for free legal advise and brief services by telephone to eligible Florida residents.
Hours
Contact agency
Required Documents
Contact agency.
Eligibility
60 and older.
Fees
No fees charged.
Intake Procedure
Contact by phone.
Languages
English.
Service Area
All Areas
Geography Served
- Florida
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Telephone Numbers
Special Notes/Funding
Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care Program (SMMC LTC)
Description
SMMC LTC is designed to provide home and community-based services to Medicaid recipients who are 65 years of age or older, or age 18 or older and eligible for Medicaid by reason of a disability; and determined to require nursing facility level of care. Created by Florida Legislature in 2011, SMMC LTC is a way to receive long-term care services, including nursing home and in-home care services, in a managed care setting. Managed care is a term for the process of how health care organizations manage the way their enrollees receive health care services. Managed care organizations work with different health care providers to offer quality health care services to ensure enrollees have access to the health care providers they need. There are two different programs that make up the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care: The Long-Term Care (LTC) Managed Care Program The Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Program Medicaid recipients who qualify and become enrolled in SMMC LTC will receive long-term care services from a long-term care managed care plan.
Hours
Monday-Friday / 8 am -5 pm
Required Documents
Contact agency.
Eligibility
Individuals that meet the following criteria are eligible to receive services under SMMC LTC: Age 65 and over and eligible for Medicaid Age 18 and over and eligible for Medicaid by reason of a disability Be determined by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) unit at the Department of Elder Affairs to be at nursing home level of care and meet one or more established clinical criteria
Fees
No fees charged.
Intake Procedure
Contact Medicaid Waiver case manager.
Languages
English, Spanish
Service Area
All Areas
Geography Served
None
Telephone Numbers
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