Clarify your starting point
Discuss your location, planned services, opening goals, and current progress. Organize the business questions you need to resolve before moving forward.
WHO WE SERVE / ADULT DAY CARE
Adult day care centers
Florida AHCA licensing preparation and business support for your adult day care center.
Discuss your current stage, relevant support, and next steps. By appointment · English & Spanish.
YOUR PRACTICE, YOUR PRIORITIES
A useful place
to begin.
Bring your adult day care plans into focus with support for licensing application preparation, local permits, and business organization. Start with your proposed location, planned services, and current stage so the conversation addresses your center’s priorities.
QUESTIONS TO BRING
01Where will the center operate, and which services are you planning?
02Are you planning a new center, preparing an application, or developing an existing operation?
03Which documents, local permits, or business questions need attention first?
FLORIDA REQUIREMENTS & AUTHORITIES
A clearer path
for your application.
Florida adult day care centers provide daytime services for adults in a protective setting. AHCA’s Assisted Living Unit oversees the applicable licensing pathway under Chapter 429, Part III, and Rule Chapter 59A-16. Review the planned program, premises, and any statutory exemption before proceeding.
Official requirements & application resources
AHCA: Adult Day Care Centers and application resources ↗Florida Statutes: Chapter 429, Part III ↗Florida rules: Chapter 59A-16 ↗Florida DOH: adult day care food service ↗
Reviewed October 22, 2026. Check the agency’s current forms and instructions for your application.
SUPPORT FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
From planning
to your next step.
Prepare the application
Explore licensing application assistance, document organization, and local permit support. Identify the administrative work you want SDC to help coordinate.
Organize your operations
Discuss practice administration, renewal preparation, and staff training needs. Explore financial-document coordination when it is relevant to your application.
YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Before your consultation.
Who licenses Florida adult day care centers?
AHCA administers adult day care center licensing. The governing framework includes Chapter 429, Part III; Chapter 408, Part II; and the applicable AHCA rules. Local approvals and food-service requirements may also apply.
What should we organize for the application?
Section 429.909 calls for information about participants’ needs, planned services, and adequate liability insurance, alongside applicable general licensing requirements. SDC can help organize the preparation and follow-up.
Is a specialized Alzheimer’s designation a separate step?
Yes. Section 429.918 establishes an additional specialized designation with specific program and staffing requirements. Discuss whether that designation fits your planned services before preparing the application.
LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT STEP
Clarity starts
with a conversation.
Share your plans or the issue you’re working through.
We’ll discuss the support that fits your business.