Miami-Dade County's Department of Human Services (DHS) provides the following home care services to the elderly and disabled:

Homemaker services:

• Light housekeeping
• Meal preparations
• Grocery shopping
• Laundry
• Bed making
• Miscellaneous errands

Personnel care services:

• Bathing
• Dressing
• Transferring ambulation
• Grooming
• Toileting
• Medical escort

Chore services:

• Heavy/seasonal house cleaning
• Minor house repairs  

Respite services:   

• Relief of family caregiver who has the constant care of a senior or person with disabilities.

Eligibility:

• Intake screening and assessment must be performed and prioritization is based on risk institutionalization, as mandated by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.
• Usual eligibility for personal care is the inability to perform two or more activities of daily living. 
• Usual eligibility for homemaker services is the inability to perform three or more instrumental activities.

Amount of service provided is based on need, and most services target low income individuals, but a sliding fee is available. Services can be accessed through the following location: