ElderCare of Alachua County is the nonprofit senior services agency for Alachua County, part of UF Health Shands. It runs the Alachua County Senior Recreation Center in Gainesville and is the county's Community Care for the Elderly lead agency, the local provider for state-funded help at home for people 60 and older.

Meals on Wheels: ElderCare delivers a hot lunch to homebound seniors across Alachua County, including rural areas, and serves free lunch for people 60 and older at four meal sites: the Senior Recreation Center in Gainesville (5701 NW 34th Blvd, weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM), Legacy Park Multipurpose Center in Alachua (15400 Peggy Rd, weekdays 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM), High Springs Civic Center (19107 NW 240th St, weekdays 10 AM to 12:30 PM) and Micanopy Town Hall (706 NE Cholokka Blvd, weekdays 10 AM to noon). A private-pay meal plan is also available.

Other services include Al'z Place adult day care for people with Alzheimer's disease or severe memory loss, home-based help with everyday tasks, a food pantry, Independence with Low Vision training, low-cost notary service, and rides for seniors 60 and older: free monthly round trips to medical appointments through MV Transportation and low-cost Uber rides within Gainesville through the Freedom in Motion program.

To ask about any service, call ElderCare at (352) 265-9040. For a screening for in-home services or Medicaid long-term care, you can also call the Florida Elder Helpline at 1-800-963-5337, which connects Alachua County callers to Elder Options, the area's Aging and Disability Resource Center.