If you are seeking assistance from the Department for yourself or another individual, please contact us via telephone at (850) 414-2000, email at information@elderaffairs.org, or contact form.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Phone: 850-414-2000
Fax: 850-414-2004
TDD: 850-414-2001
Email: information@elderaffairs.org
To apply for services or obtain information about our programs and services, please click here for your local Elder Helpline number, or you may call the statewide, toll-free Elder Helpline at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337).
For MEDIA INQUIRIES, email Communications@elderaffairs.
For information on how to file a PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST click here
For free and confidential health insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers through our SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Program, call the statewide, toll-free Elder Helpline at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337) or visit the program website here.
To contact the Senior Legal Helpline, please call 1-888-895-7873, or visit their website.
To contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, please call 1-888-831-0404, or visit https://ombudsman.elderaffairs.org to make a long-term care resident complaint.
If you would like to submit a complaint against a registered Professional Guardian, you may submit the complaint as follows: via email OPPGcomplaints@elderaffairs.org, by phone, call us at 855-305-3030 or via mail, please send it to the attention of OPPG at:
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Note: Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Please report broken links on our web pages via email at information@elderaffairs.org.
All voice telephone numbers on this website may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.
