Serving Broward County

Senior Care Resources helps families in Broward County qualify for and obtain Florida long-term care Medicaid. One of the largest assisted living markets in the country, where most families need the SMMC Long-Term Care waiver rather than nursing home Medicaid. We work with Broward County families by phone, video, and secure document upload — see what we do for our founding and fee.

Where we serve in Broward county

Counties: Broward.

Communities include: Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Plantation, Sunrise, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Weston, Tamarac, Coconut Creek.

What is different about Broward county

Broward has one of the largest assisted living markets in the country, and a great many families here are looking for Medicaid to cover assisted living rather than a nursing home. That is the SMMC Long-Term Care program, which has the same financial rules as nursing home Medicaid but a wait list and a very different enrollment path.

More about Broward county

Broward County's assisted living and long-term-care market is large and spread across cities like Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Coral Springs. For families with a loved one in an ALF, it matters that Florida Medicaid doesn't cover assisted living the way it covers a nursing home: nursing homes are paid through the Institutional Care Program, while ALF costs are covered only through the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care waiver — a program with its own enrollment process and a wait list, administered through the same CARES medical assessment but with different capacity constraints.

Broward's CARES medical-eligibility assessments are handled by a dedicated field office in Tamarac, distinct from the Area Agency on Aging office in Sunrise that handles aging services and intake.

Families keeping a home in the family while a parent enters care should also know Broward's homestead exemption filing runs through the Broward County Property Appraiser — a property-tax benefit that operates under different rules than Medicaid's own homestead exemption for countable-asset purposes.

Local agencies a family here will deal with

Area Agency on Aging of Broward County (Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County) : the Aging and Disability Resource Center for Broward County — 5300 Hiatus Road, Sunrise, FL 33351, (954) 745-9779, www.adrcbroward.org/ . It screens applicants for the assisted living and home care wait list.
Department of Elder Affairs, CARES program : makes the medical level-of-care determination. CARES, the state's medical-necessity assessment for long-term care Medicaid, has a dedicated field office for this region at 8333 W. McNab Road, Suite 235, Tamarac, FL 33321, (954) 597-2240 — a DOEA office, separate from the ADRC of Broward County.
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) (ACCESS Florida, 1-866-762-2237): takes the financial application. We handle the filing and stay on the case with all three agencies through approval.

The 2026 Florida figures

The income cap is $2,982 a month, the countable asset limit is $2,000 for a single applicant, and a spouse at home keeps up to $162,660 in assets. These figures are the same everywhere in Florida, including in Fort Lauderdale — see the full Florida Medicaid limits guide for the rest of them and how each one works.

How we work with families here

A free screening tells us the applicant's income, assets, and care setting, and we give you a written summary before anything is filed: where the applicant stands against Florida's limits, what the application will require, and which questions need an attorney. From there we gather the documents, file with DCF, coordinate the CARES assessment, and stay on the case until there is a decision. See how the process works and what to expect from the application for the full walkthrough.

Frequently asked questions

My parent is in an assisted living facility in Broward. Does Medicaid cover it the same way as a nursing home?

No. ALF care is covered only through the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) waiver, not the program that covers nursing homes. Both require the same CARES medical-necessity assessment, but SMMC LTC enrollment can involve a wait for a slot, unlike nursing home Medicaid.

Which office handles Medicaid applications for Broward county residents?

There isn't a dedicated Broward DCF office anymore — applications go through the statewide MyACCESS portal, with DCF's Contact Center at (850) 300-4323 for questions. Everything routes through the same system regardless of county.

Is there a wait list for Broward's waiver or home-care programs, and how long is it?

The ADRC and CARES manage enrollment, but neither publishes a static current wait-list length — it changes continually. Contact the ADRC of Broward County at (954) 745-9779, or contact us directly, for current status.

Do you help families in hollywood, pembroke pines, or coral springs?

Yes — our services cover all of Broward County, since the eligibility rules and the CARES/ADRC process are countywide, not city-specific.

Where do I file for the homestead exemption if my parent is moving into assisted living but keeping their home?

Through the Broward County Property Appraiser. A homestead can remain an exempt Medicaid asset under certain conditions, but the property-tax exemption and Medicaid's own exempt-asset rules are separate systems — talk to us before assuming both apply the same way.

Florida guides

Neighboring regions

Free Medicaid assessment

Find out where your family stands in Broward county

We'll email you a short two-page intake form about your family member's care, income, and savings. Once you send it back, a member of our staff reviews it personally and calls you to talk through where things stand and what comes next. Families anywhere in Florida. No cost, no obligation.

Call (239) 977-5175

This page is general information about Florida Medicaid, not legal advice, and nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship. Medicaid rules change and every family’s facts are different.

Senior Care Resources is a separate company from Zacharia Frey PLLC. Its Medicaid application services are not legal services, and no attorney-client protection applies to them. When an attorney becomes involved, that is a separate legal representation with the law firm.