How to Start a Broward Aging or Disability Needs Screening
Use one local intake call to screen for meals, home help, transportation, caregiver support, and long-term-care routes.
Start here
Call the Broward Aging and Disability Resource Center Helpline at 954-745-9779. Describe the hardest daily tasks, what unpaid help exists now, and what recently changed.
Ask for an information, referral, and needs screening
See Broward aging programsWhat to have ready
- Age, Broward ZIP code, phone number, and living arrangement
- Help needed with bathing, meals, movement, medicine, memory, or supervision
- What family or unpaid help is available and whether it can continue
- Recent falls, hospital stays, caregiver loss, or urgent changes
Words you can use
“I need a needs screening for a Broward resident. I do not know which program fits. Please screen for home help, meals, respite, transportation, and long-term-care options, and tell me which referrals are actual applications.”
Steps in order
- 1
Lead with the most unsafe task or recent change.
- 2
Ask which programs the screening covers and whether Medicaid long-term-care screening is appropriate.
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Write down the screener’s name, every referral, and whether an assessment or waitlist follows.
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Ask when to follow up and what change should trigger a new screening.
If the first answer is no or wait
Ask whether another funded program can address the urgent task while the preferred program is unavailable. Request a new screening after a major health, housing, or caregiver change.
Official sources
Sources checked August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility, hours, cost, service area, and current availability directly.
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