How to Ask for Miami-Dade Home Care for an Older Adult With Disabilities
Describe the daily tasks that are unsafe and ask the county and aging network to screen every possible funding route.
Start here
Call Community Action and Human Services at 786-469-4600 and the Alliance Elder Helpline at 305-670-4357. Ask each to screen for home-care help rather than requesting a single program by name.
County social-services intake
See county home-care servicesWhat to have ready
- Tasks the person cannot do safely without help
- Mobility, memory, vision, hearing, or communication limitations
- Current caregivers and when that help is unavailable
- Recent discharge orders or provider notes if available
Words you can use
“I need a home-care screening for an older Miami-Dade resident with disabilities. The unsafe tasks are [list]. Please tell me every county, aging, Medicaid, or caregiver program that may fit and what starts each application.”
Steps in order
- 1
Describe function: bathing, transfers, toileting, meals, medication, and supervision.
- 2
Ask whether the first call creates an application, referral, or assessment appointment.
- 3
Ask what can begin separately if the main program has a waitlist.
- 4
Request a new screening after a major decline or caregiver loss.
If the first answer is no or wait
Ask for meal, respite, adult-day, equipment, transportation, and Medicaid long-term-care routes separately. One unavailable program does not mean every service is unavailable.
Official sources
Sources checked August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility, hours, cost, service area, and current availability directly.
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