How to Start a Pasco County Aging or Disability Needs Screening
Use one regional intake call to describe the whole situation and screen for home help, meals, caregiver support, transportation, benefits, and long-term-care routes.
Start here
Call the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Helpline at 1-800-963-5337. The Helpline serves older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers and can connect callers to screening and local programs.
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; local 727-217-8111
See Helpline detailsWhat to have ready
- Age, Pasco County ZIP code, phone number, and living arrangement
- Help needed with bathing, meals, movement, medicine, memory, or supervision
- Current unpaid help 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 Pasco County resident. Please screen for home help, meals, respite, transportation, benefits, and long-term-care options, and tell me what starts each application.”
Steps in order
- 1
Lead with the most unsafe daily task or recent change.
- 2
Ask which programs the Helpline screens for and which require another agency.
- 3
Record each referral, contact, and follow-up date.
- 4
Request a new screening after a major decline or caregiver loss.
If the first answer is no or wait
Ask whether another service can address the urgent task while the preferred program is unavailable. There is no guaranteed timeline, funding, eligibility, or opening.
Official sources
- Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Helpline
- AAAPP information, screening, and long-term-care access
Sources checked August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility, hours, cost, service area, and current availability directly.
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