Serving as the statutory single point of entry to state-subsidized in-home care, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing home Medicaid benefits for Hamilton County residents across Jasper (32052), Jennings (32053), and White Springs (32096), Elder Options (Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc., Florida Sunbiz Document #739573, FEI/EIN 59-1777567, DOEA Planning and Service Area 3 Aging and Disability Resource Center at 100 SW 75th Street, Suite 301, Gainesville, FL 32607, (352) 378-6649 / (352) 692-5600 / Toll-Free Elder Helpline 1-800-262-2243 and 1-800-963-5337) coordinates directly with Hamilton County's local Lead Agency (Suwannee River Economic Council at 1509 Martin Luther King Dr SW, Jasper, (386) 792-1136 Ext. 223) and two mandatory state regulatory authorities: (1) the DOEA Bureau of Elder Rights / Florida CARES (Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services) Area 3A Field Office (14101 NW US Hwy 441, Suite 400, Alachua, FL 32615, (386) 418-6430), whose registered nurses and clinical assessors perform the mandatory Nursing Facility Level-of-Care (LOC) evaluations required for Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver enrollment or Medicaid ICP admission to Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper (#1546096 / CCN #105825), The Susan Rewis House in Jennings (#AL9631), Carolyn Clanton ALF in Jennings (#AL13490), and surrounding Live Oak and Lake City facilities; and (2) the Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program — North Central District Council ((352) 620-3088 / (352) 692-5600 / Toll-Free 1-888-831-0404, 1515 E Silver Springs Blvd, #203, Ocala, FL 34470 & Gainesville PSA 3 field operations), which conducts unannounced resident-rights inspections and investigates quality-of-care or improper discharge complaints on behalf of Hamilton County seniors in all licensed long-term care facilities (acceptsMedicaid: true).