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Florida homes that accept the Medicaid waiver

410 licensed assisted living facilities in Florida hold the Medicaid assisted living waiver, the program that helps pay for long-term care in an ALF. Every other site tells families to call each home and ask. Here is the list.

410
Waiver homes
long-term care covered
1,531
Assistive care only
personal care only
38
Counties with waiver homes
217
Small waiver homes
16 beds or fewer

The two Medicaid programs are not the same

Assisted Living Waiver

Part of Florida's managed long-term care program. It can cover the cost of care in the facility for an eligible resident. This is what most families mean when they ask if a home "takes Medicaid." 410 homes statewide.

Assistive Care Services

Covers personal care services only. The resident still pays room and board, usually from Social Security plus the state's Optional State Supplementation. 1,531 additional homes offer this without holding the waiver.

Holding the waiver does not guarantee an open waiver bed today. Eligibility runs through the Department of Elder Affairs and your managed care plan. Call the Elder Helpline at 1-800-96-ELDER to start.

Waiver homes by county

Miami-Dade85Pinellas36Broward33Hillsborough31Palm Beach30Brevard28Volusia18Orange13St. Lucie12Sarasota11Lee11Pasco11Duval10Seminole9Lake9Polk7Manatee7Marion6Highlands4Osceola4Charlotte3St. Johns3Okaloosa3Citrus3Flagler3Martin2Hernando2Putnam2Collier2Alachua2Santa Rosa2Escambia2Clay1Okeechobee1Hamilton1Leon1Washington1Bay1

All 410 waiver homes

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Clean

9664 Hood Rd, Jacksonville

14 bedsMedicaid waiver

Cedar Creek

Clean

231 NW Highway 19, Crystal River

72 bedsMedicaid waiver24hr nurse

Cypress Palms

Clean

400 Lake Avenue NE, Largo

150 bedsMedicaid waiverEspanol24hr nurse

Dorcas House

Clean

2601 13th Ave W, Bradenton

16 bedsMedicaid waiverEspanol24hr nurse

Fairway Chalet

Clean

905 Virginia Avenue, Tarpon Springs

14 bedsMedicaid waiver

Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licensing and survey records. Verified 2026-08-15. Every licensed home appears here whether or not it pays us.