Kitchen Table Guide to Alzheimers and Dementia Programs and ...
Owen Hartwell
- 11 april 2026
- 9798254669210
Samenvatting:
You just got the diagnosis. Now what?
You're sitting in the parking lot after the doctor's appointment, and your mind is racing. Medicaid? Medicare? Veterans benefits? Who do I call first? What programs exist in Florida? How do we pay for this?
Take a breath. This guide was written for exactly this moment.
The 2026 Florida Alzheimer's & Dementia Benefits Action Guide for Families is not a medical guide. It's a carefully curated roadmap to every benefit, program, and resource available to Florida families navigating Alzheimer's and dementia care - written in plain language by a PA-C with 30 years of clinical experience and a personal connection to this disease.
This is a benefits and programs guide. Inside you'll find:
∙ A week-by-week action checklist so you know exactly what to do first
∙ How Florida Medicaid actually works - including the SMMC-LTC waitlist strategy most families learn about too late
∙ Florida-specific programs most families never hear about - ADI, FACE, CCE, PACE, RELIEF, OSS, and more
∙ The legal documents and planning tools you need before it's too late - including the Lady Bird Deed and Miller Trust
∙ Veterans benefits that could pay up to $2,727/month - and why most eligible families never apply
∙ What to do if Medicaid denies you - and why you should never just reapply
∙ How to find and evaluate the right facility - and what those "memory care" labels really mean in Florida
∙ Caregiver protections, FMLA rights, respite programs, and support resources - because you matter too
Every phone number. Every program. Every eligibility rule. Curated specifically for Florida families and updated for 2026.
This is not a textbook. This is a friend sitting across from you at the kitchen table, helping you cut through the confusion and take action. A Kitchen Table Guide(TM).
Over 580,000 Floridians are living with Alzheimer's disease. The programs and benefits exist. Most families just never find them. This guide makes sure you do.