Organizations & Services
This Tampa agency connects seniors with meal programs, transportation, and caregiver support.
What is the Senior Connection Center?
This Florida initiative aims to make communities more age-friendly by improving affordability, safety, and accessibility.
What is the Livable Florida Initiative?
This is the age considered the start of the “older adult” population.
What is 65 years old?
This chronic condition, affecting around 10% of older adults, involves progressive memory loss.
What is dementia?
This demographic group—now the fastest-growing in the U.S.—is projected to make up 22% of the national population by 2040.
Who are adults aged 65 and older?
This national program helps low-income seniors receive job training through community employment.
What is the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)?
This federal health program provides coverage for low-income seniors and those who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.
What is Medicaid?
Approximately this percentage of Americans are aged 65 or older.
What is 17%?
This intervention level focuses on preventing health decline before it starts.
What is primary prevention?
This program, offered by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, provides small monthly subsidies to help seniors remain at home instead of entering nursing facilities.
What is the Home Care for the Elderly (HCE) Program?
This Florida law requires professionals and citizens to report suspected elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
What is the Florida Elder Abuse Prevention Act?
During the pandemic, this percentage of older adults reported feeling lonely.
What is 24%?
This evidence-based program developed at Boston University helps reduce fear of falling.
What is A Matter of Balance (MOB)?
This Tampa-based organization helps older adults stay at home as long as possible through the PACE model of care.
What is InnovAge Tampa?
This 1935 law created America’s social insurance system for retirees.
What is the Social Security Act of 1935?
In Florida, what percentage of the population is aged 65 or older?
What is 21%?
Older adults are sometimes stereotyped as bitter and lonely, but strong social ties show they often demonstrate this protective trait.
What is resilience or emotional regulation?
This evidence-based program developed at Stanford University teaches older adults skills to manage chronic conditions.
What is the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP)?
This organization at the federal level develops the State Plan on Aging and oversees programs like caregiver support and nutrition services.
What is the Administration for Community Living (ACL)?
This percentage of older adults 65+ has mild cognitive impairment.
What is 22%?
According to Woodside & McClam (2018), this approach to practice emphasizes holistic assessment, planning, and advocacy for older adults.
What is the generalist case management model?