Local
Resources
State/Nation-wide
- Able
Trust - list of Florida Resources
- Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program
- Choosing
an Adult Day Services Provider
- Alzheimer's Caregiver Support
On-Line: Florida Telecare - Information, Resources, Support, and even
free live on-line classes
- Florida Abuse Hotline: 1-800-962-2873
- CARES
(Comprehensive Assessment Review and Evaluation Services)
- Case Management Resource Guide
- Catholic
Charities
- Easter Seals
Extranet
-
Elder Helplines by County
- Eldercare Locator: Nationwide directory to locate local support
resources
- Financial Aid
for Eyecare
- Florida Department of Elder
Affairs: (850) 414-2000 - Links on the Right Side of Page to Many
Services and Helpful Topics
- Department
of Elder Affairs 2002-2003 Consumer Resource Guide: Getting the Help
You Need; Disease Prevention and Medical Care; Caregiver and Consumer
Support; Housing and Property Rights; Insurance, Pensions and Retirement;
Elder Rights, Abuse and Fraud; Safety and Emergency Services; Life
Planning and End of Life Preparations
- Florida Department of
Elder Affairs: Elder Services Directory
- Florida
Department of Elder Affairs: Elder Services Throughout the State- Find
City, County, Regional, State, and National Organizations with
Descriptions of Services
- Florida Division of Blind
Services
-
Florida Health Facility Locator: Licensed Florida Facilities - can
search by county (Adult day care centers, adult family care homes, ALFs,
SNFs, Rehab facilities, Home health, home medical equipment,
homemaker/companion services, hospitals, etc.)
- Florida Suicide and
Crisis Hotlines
- Legal Referral for the Elderly: 800-342-8011: Persons over age
60 can receive a free 30 min. consultation from an attorney on the panel.
-
Nursing Home Guide: Agency for Health Care Administration and State of Florida
- Nursing
Home Watch List: Florida Department of Health and Human Services
- Prescription
Assistance Programs Information
- Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
-
USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Visiting Nurse Associations of
America: 1-800-426-2547
Alachua County:
Brevard County
- AboutTitusville.com
- Alzheimer's Association
- Greater Orlando Chapter: Serves Orange, Osceola, Seminole,
Lake, Brevard, Indian River, Volusia, and Flagler counties -
Helpline: (407) 628-0088
- Area Agency on Aging: Senior Resource Alliance
(see below)
-
Brevard Commission on Aging
- Brevard County
Community Services Searchable Directory
- Brevard
County Community Services Council: community care for the elderly and
disabled adult, caregiver support, meals on wheels, senior assistance
programs, RSVP, Community Home Services - (407)631-2747
- CARES Brevard County Office [Department of Elder Affairs]:
(321)690-6445
- Center for Independent Living, Space Coast:
(321)784-9008 in Cocoa
- Circles
of Care, Inc.: (321)722-5200 [Mental Health Treatment]
- Coalition for Hungry and Homeless: 321-631-2549
- Crisis
Services of Brevard County
- Easter Seals
Florida Adult Day Services in Titusville
- Elder Helpline: (321)631-2747
- The Embers - Alzheimer's
Daycare in Cocoa
- Helpline Brevard- Information, Referral and Crisis
Services:(321)632-6688
- Homecare for the Elderly (HCE) - (321)631-2746
- Interagency Council of Brevard for Individuals with
Disabilties Directory of
Agencies and Services
- Legal Aid: 321-631-2500
- Lifeline Emergency Response Service: 321-434-1980; Diane Ramsey
at Holmes Regional Medical Center
- Meals on Wheels: 321-639-8770
- City of
Melbourne
- Melbourne Chamber
of Commerce
-
Paratransit Services - Brevard County: Space Coast Area
Paratransit: (321)633-1878
- Project
Lifesaver Press Release
- Senior
Resource Alliance: Area Agency on Aging for Brevard, Orange,
Osceola, and Seminole Counties
- Sharing Centers: Cocoa [321-631-0306], Titusville [321-269-6555],
Melbourne [321-727-8581], Palm Bay [321-676-2965]
- Space
Coast Area Transit
- Sunflower
Coalition of Caregivers
- Support
Groups in North Brevard County
- Titusville
Non-Profit Organizations
- City of Titusville
- United Way
Agencies in Brevard County
Orange County
- Adaptive Mobility
Services, Inc.- (407)426-8020
- Alzheimer's Association
- Greater Orlando Chapter: Serves Orange, Osceola, Seminole,
Lake, Brevard, Indian River, Volusia, and Flagler counties -
Helpline: (407) 628-0088
-
Alzheimer's Resource Center: (407)843-1910
- Area Agency on Aging: Senior Resource Alliance (see below)
- CARES Local Office (covers Orange, Osceola, and Seminole
Counties):
(407) 228-7700
- Community Care for the Elderly - (407)628-2884
- Elder Helplines: Orange County- (407)897-6464; Osceola County-
(407)846-7685; Seminole County- (407)629-1289
- Jewish Family Services of Greater
Orlando, Inc.: (407)644-7593
- Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association:
(407)841-8310
- Lifeline Emergency Response Service: Kathi Sargent -
(407)629-4565
-
Paratransit Community Forum - ACCESS Lynx
-
Paratransit Services by Lynx bus services: ACCESS Lynx-
Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties: (407) 423-TRIP
- R.E.L.I.E.F.: Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families -
(407)628-2884
- Seniors First, Inc.:
(407)292-0177
- Senior
Resource Alliance: Area Agency on Aging - Brevard, Orange,
Osceola, and Seminole Counties
- United
Way Agencies: Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties: (407)835-0900