Sumter County, Florida:
- Elder Options (AAA) Address: 100 SW 75th Street, Suite 301 Gainesville, FL 32607 Phone:1-800-963-5337
- CARES Department of Elder Affairs preadmission screening program for nursing facility or alternative placement 1515 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Suite 203 Ocala, FL 34470 (352)-620-3457
- Elder Helpline: 800-262-2243
- Sumter County Senior Services 602 4th Street, Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 748-3411 https://www.caring.com/ (800) 294-9621
Special Needs Resources:
- Sumter County Special Needs Registry: (352)-569-6000
- Deaf Service Center of Lake and Sumter Counties, Inc.: 2020 S 9th St. Leesburg, FL 34748 (352)-323-0757 Voice (352)-323-9106 TTY
- Ocala Autism Center (Marion County) 1130 SE 18th Pl Ocala, FL 34471 (352) 390-6656
- Outreach Autism Services Network (Marion County) 7634 SW 60th Ave, Ocala, FL 34476 (352) 462-0168 https://outreachautismservicesnetwork.com/
- Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast Sumterville Office 617 S US-301 Suite E Sumterville, FL 33585 (352) 793-5430 https://www.elc-naturecoast.org/index.php
Hospice Care
- Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care: Administrative office: 2445 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778-9648 (888) 728-6234 http://cshospice.org/
Community Support Services (Respite and Support Services
- Mid-Florida Community Services Inc.: Community Care for the Elderly county lead agency. Provides case management and in-home services to qualified elders. 100 E. Dade Ave. Bushnell, FL 33513 (352)-793-6111 www.mfcs.us.com
Home Health Agencies
- Right at Home Lake and Sumter Counties: (352) 356-4502
- Home Instead Senior Care Leesburg, FL (866) 936-1978
- AMLOVE Senior Care (Christian company) (800) 973-1841
Assisted Living Facilities
- Generations Senior Living Business Office: 2518 Burnsed Blvd #317 The Villages, FL 32163 (352) 474-2696
- Buffalo Crossings Assisted Living 3890 Woodridge Drive The Villages, FL 32162 (352) 674-4700
- Harbor Chase of Wildwood 1477 Huey Street Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 251-3902
- American House Wildwood, FL 7676 Rio Grande Blvd, Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 330-6631
- Sumter Place in the Villages: https://www.sumterseniorliving.com/ 1550 Killingsworth Way, The Villages, FL 32162 (352) 674-3500
- Trinity Springs (faith-based) 12120 Co. Rd. 103 Oxford, FL 34484 (352) 633-4030 https://cassialife.org/
Memory Care Resources
- Mission Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care: 10780 US-301 Oxford, FL (352) 330-3900 https://www.missionoaksmemorycare.com/
- Serenades at the Villages 2450 Parr Dr The Villages, FL 32162 (352) 269-3508 https://sonataseniorliving.com/senior-communities-in-florida/serenades-at-the-villages/
Doctors’ Offices
- The Villages Health 1020 Lake Sumter Landing, The Villages, FL 32162 (352) 205-4032 https://thevillageshealth.com/
- Internal Medicine Associates 848 S Main St, Wildwood, FL 34785 (352) 732-9844
Public Health Department
- Sumter County Health Department: 415 E. Noble Ave Bushnell, FL 33513 (352)-793-2701 www.doh.state.fl.us/chdsumter
Resources in Surrounding Counties
Senior Centers:
Liberty County
Liberty County Senior Citizens Association Inc: Administrator: Colleen Shiver (850) 643-5690
Calhoun County Calhoun County Florida Senior Citizens Association: 850-674-4163
Madison County
Senior Citizen Council of Madison County, Inc.: 850-973-4241
Jackson County
Jackson County Senior Citizens Organization, Inc.: Denease Rhynes, Executive Director (850) 263-4650 or (850) 482-5028