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Margate is a large city with nearly 60,000 residents, and seniors aged 65 and older account for almost a quarter of the population. It offers a safe environment with minimal crime, providing peace of mind for older adults, and sunny skies and comfortable year-round temperatures are well-suited to those who enjoy relaxing outdoors. The city offers high access to affordable health care, featuring about 224 doctors per 100,000 people, and health care costs are about 4% below the national average, which may benefit seniors managing chronic conditions. Northwest Medical Center is located within the city, and high-performing facilities, such as University Hospital and Medical Center and Broward Health Coral Springs, are within a 5-mile radius. Older adults also have access to a senior center and Margate Catharine Young Library, which has print materials along with a full range of online resources, such as downloadable and streaming movies and television shows, music and eBooks and eMagazines.
Assisted living facilities in Margate charge competitive monthly fees of $3,500, which is well below state and national averages.
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Assisted living residents in Margate pay $3,500 per month for services, making this city among the most affordable in the state and nation for this type of care. Nationally, seniors pay $4,300 for services, and in Florida, care costs are considerably cheaper at $3,700. Margate’s monthly rate is equal to Georgia’s state median of $3,500. In Alabama, care costs tend to be lower, averaging $3,150. Mississippi and South Carolina are a little more expensive but still below the national median at $3,713 and $3,988, respectively.
The Margate region is among the cheapest in Florida for assisted living, with local facilities charging $3,500 per month for care. Among the only surveyed cities with more competitive monthly rates is Sebring, where fees come in at $2,895. In Jacksonville, rates are closer to the national median at $4,150, and in The Villages, seniors pay $4,950 for care. The most expensive Florida city for assisted living is Tallahassee at $5,506.
Note: Data for Margate was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Miami Area, was used instead.
In Margate, many seniors pay for assisted living services via the Long-Term Care Program, which is a provision of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program. This program contracts with the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide a range of services, such as transportation, medication management, intermittent and skilled nursing, attendant care, therapies, personal care and assisted living facility services.
To learn more about this program’s eligibility criteria, as well as other options for paying for local assisted living services, see our Assisted Living in Florida page.
| Contact | Description | |
| Northwest Focal Point Senior Center | (954) 973-0300 | The local senior center is open to those aged 60 and over in the Margate region. It offers educational, social and recreational activities, such as chorus group, trivia games and special events throughout the year. The center has a health screening program, individual and group counseling programs and long-term care options counselors, and it hosts AARP tax aides annually. |
| Legal Aid Service of Broward County | (954) 765-8955 (954) 736-2450 (954) 736-2496 | Legal Aid Service of Broward County is a nonprofit organization with licensed legal professionals who provide free assistance and advice to those aged 60 and over. Through this organization, seniors get personalized assistance with obtaining Supplemental Security Income, Social Security and Medicaid, which can help cover medical and care expenses. The organization can also help seniors resolve issues related to public benefits, including canceled Medicare policies and Social Security overpayment. |
| Florida SHINE | (800) 963-5337 | Florida SHINE provides free, impartial health insurance options counseling for those who qualify for Medicare. Seniors can call the program’s helpline for information on qualifying for Medicaid, which can help them cover assisted living services. Callers also get help with understanding their Medicare benefits and options. |
| Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program | (888) 831-0404 | The long-term care ombudsman advocates on behalf of those in residential care facilities and ensures residents understand their rights and obtain the services in their care plans. The ombudsman can mediate family disagreements and help seniors identify options for paying for care. They can also investigate reports of abuse or substandard care. |
| Area Agency on Aging Broward County | (954) 745-9779 | The Area Agency on Aging administers nearly a dozen free and low-cost programs to those aged 60 and over. It offers health and wellness classes that address a range of topics, such as falls prevention, chronic disease management and age-friendly fitness. The agency’s ConnectingWithU program is a telephone reassurance service for those who need medical services or are at risk of depression, and it partners with local transportation providers to help older adults get to nutrition sites and health care facilities. |
| Veterans Services | (954) 357-6622 | The county’s Veterans Services office helps veterans in Margate obtain services and benefits they’re entitled to, including Aid and Attendance and pension benefits, which can help cover assisted living. Officers can also help veterans access community-based services, such as transportation services and emergency financial assistance. |
The Bureau of Health Facility Regulation monitors assisted living facilities in Margate. It has a set of regulations for facilities to follow pertaining to the scope of care they must provide, staffing and staff training, intake and discharge procedures and reporting abuse. To learn more about how assisted living facilities in Margate are regulated, see our Assisted Living in Florida page.
