Non-Medical In Home Services
Tallahassee has been identified as one of the top 10 communities in which to retire. Many retirees are relocating to the Tallahassee area and many local residents are retiring and choosing to remain in the area. Among those remaining, some are relocating within Tallahassee-Leon County, while others are opting to remain in their current homes. Retirees are very varied in the types of neighborhoods, neighborhood amenities, and types of housing options they are seeking for retirement. What does appear to be a common factor, is that most are wanting options and the ability to "age in place" – that is remain in the homes in which they are retiring as long as possible. Following are some resources to assist with "aging in place."
In Home Assistance
Comfort Keepers
Phone: 402-0051
Website: comfortkeepers.com
Service Hours: 24 hours
Eligibility: NA
Fees: Vary depending on number of hours
Provides in-home companionship care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errand services, grocery shopping, transportation services, daily phone calls, laundry, shopping, recreational activities, grooming and dressing guidance, periodic review with family, and emergency response systems.
Elder Care Services
Phone: 921-5554
Website: ecsbigbend.org
Service Hours: Vary
Eligibility: Age 60 and older
Fees: Donations encouraged
Provides a wide variety of services to senior citizens and caregivers to enable elders to live independently. Services include home delivered meals for frail homebound seniors, homemaker services, personal care, and medical transportation.
Good News Outreach Elder Services
Phone: 412-0016
Website: goodnewoutreach.org
Service Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Eligibility: Economically disadvantaged seniors
Fees: None
Provides various services including food delivery, transportation to medical facilities, social and religious activities, house repairs, lawn work, and counseling based on volunteer availability.
Home Instead Senior Care
Phone: 297-1897
Website: homeinstead.com
Service Hours: 24 hours
Eligibility: Age18 and older
Fees: $15.00 to $16.75 per hour; 4-hour minimum required
Certified Nursing Assistants available to provide personal care, bathing, grooming, and incontinence care. Also provide non-medical companionship and home assistance to seniors, including shopping, errands, medication reminders, light housekeeping, transportation, laundry, and meal preparation.
Home Helpers
Phone: 668-1164
Website: homehelpers.com
Service Hours: 24 hours
Eligibility: NA
Fees: Private pay
Provides non-medical companionship and home assistance to seniors, including shopping, errands, medication reminders, light housekeeping, transportation, laundry, and meal preparation.
Hopewell
Phone: 386-5552
Service Hours: 25 hours
Eligibility: No Medicare or Medicaid
Fees: Vary depending on service; 3-hour minimum required
Licensed nurse registry offering a full range of home care assistance from just errands and assistance to medical and skilled nursing assistance.
Assistive Services & Devices
Ability 1st
Phone: 575-9621
Website: ability1st.info
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Eligibility: Any disabled individual and friends or family
Fees: None
Provides a variety of services including Independent Living Skills Training, Information & Referral for community resources, Accessibility Services which provide medical equipment loans and medical disposables for eligible individuals, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services which offers a loan closet for adaptive equipment. Home modification services are also provided.
Advanced Driving Systems, Inc. (ADS)
Phone: 671-2300
Website: advanceddrivingsystems.com
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00am - 5:00pm; Friday, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Eligibility: NA
Fees: Vary according to equipment needs
Specialize in custom vehicles and reclining lift chairs, motorized wheel chairs, and scooters for the handicapped.
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST)
Phone: 487-3278 or TDD/TTY 922-5951
Website: faast.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Eligibility: Anyone needing information, access to, or advocacy for assistive technology
Fees: None
Offers referrals for evaluation, maintenance, repair, or training for assistive technology that can be used to increase the functional capabilities of people with disabilities. Assistive technology includes, but is not limited to, talking computers, hearing aids, personal FM units, closed-caption televisions, TDD/TTYs, adapted recreational equipment, electronic tools, and tape recorders.
Florida Institute of Rehabilitation Education (FIRE)
Phone: 942-3658
Website: firesight.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Eligibility: Persons who are legally blind and their families
Fees: None, but must be a Florida resident
Provides a variety of services to those who are legally blind or with a condition progressing toward blindness. Services include, but are not limited to, information and referral, assistive technology, and assistance in finding adaptive aides.
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI)
Phone: 205-1470 or TDD/TTY 447-5620
Website: ftri.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Eligibility: Florida residents with certified hearing loss or speech impairment
Fees: None
Distributes telephone equipment to qualified applicants who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired, or both deaf and blind.
Modifications
Accessibility Solutions, Inc.
Phone: 383-1100
Website: homeaccessfl.com
Specialize in the adaptation of homes and vehicles to allow people the opportunity to live independently and in a safe, barrier free environment.
American Ramp Systems
Phone: 562-8623
Website: americanramp.com
Rent or buy portable ramps made with durable, non-skid mesh steel. Free evaluation and no construction permits required.
Terry Ward Consulting, LLC
Phone: 386-2511
Website: terrywardconsulting.com
Specializes in the evaluation and recommendations for accessibility and assistive technology services for seniors and people with disabilities. Providing the appropriate technology can dramatically expand and facilitate independent living, employment, recreation, and education while reducing the potential for injury. We work with individuals to ensure their home and/or work site is left free of accessibility barriers and designed to promote their independence.