Tampa Bay Home Safety Resources for Older Adults & Family Caregivers
Local repair assistance, accessibility programs, hurricane-recovery resources, aging services, contractor-verification tools, transportation help, and practical caregiver guidance for families helping an aging adult remain safer at home across Tampa Bay.
This page covers Home Safety resources across the broader Tampa Bay service area, including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando counties. Programs, aging-service networks, permitting authorities, transportation options, and emergency resources vary by county and municipality, so start with where the home is actually located.
Start with the situation
What do you need help with?
Make the home safer
Start with the places where everyday problems often appear first — bathrooms, stairs, entrances, walking paths, bedrooms, lighting, and the places where an aging adult transfers, turns, or reaches for support.
Find help paying for repairs or modifications
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, individual cities, and local housing programs may offer assistance for qualifying homeowners with repairs, accessibility improvements, rehabilitation, or other housing needs.
Repair hurricane or storm damage
Separate recovery programs may be available for qualifying homes damaged by recent hurricanes. These programs have their own damage, ownership, income, documentation, duplication-of-benefits, and geographic requirements.
Find professional help for the home
If a project has moved beyond a small household change, take time to verify contractor credentials, understand which permitting authority serves the property, and get the work, responsibilities, and costs in writing.
Four counties, one roadmap
Which Tampa Bay Area Is the Home In?
Home-repair assistance, aging services, permitting, emergency planning, and transportation can change by county. Choose the area where the aging adult’s home is located.
- Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County / Tampa
Representative communities
- Tampa
- Plant City
- Temple Terrace
- Brandon
- Riverview
- Sun City Center
- surrounding Hillsborough communities
- Pinellas County
Pinellas County
Representative communities
- St. Petersburg
- Clearwater
- Largo
- Pinellas Park
- Gulf beaches
- surrounding Pinellas communities
- Pasco County
Pasco County
Representative communities
- New Port Richey
- Port Richey
- Hudson
- Trinity
- Land O’ Lakes
- Wesley Chapel
- Zephyrhills
- Dade City
- Hernando County
Hernando County
Representative communities
- Spring Hill
- Brooksville
- surrounding Hernando communities
A good first call
Not sure who to call first? Start with the local aging network.
Tampa Bay’s four-county area is served by three different Area Agency on Aging / Aging & Disability Resource Center networks.
Senior Connection Center
Senior Connection Center serves as the Area Agency on Aging and Aging & Disability Resource Center for Hillsborough County and several neighboring counties. It connects older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers with aging services, screenings, caregiver support, long-term-care information, and community resources.
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas
The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas helps older adults, adults with disabilities, and unpaid caregivers understand local services, program eligibility, available resources, and next steps. Its Helpline is the primary starting point for navigation and screening.
Elder Options
Hernando County is served by Elder Options, the state-designated Area Agency on Aging and Aging & Disability Resource Center for North Central Florida. Elder Options connects older adults, adults with disabilities, families, and caregivers with information, referrals, long-term-care screening, in-home resources, caregiver support, and other community services.
These organizations can help families understand available resources and screening processes. Contacting the aging network does not guarantee eligibility, funding, or immediate services.
Hillsborough County
Help Paying for Home Safety Changes in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program
Hillsborough County currently operates an Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program for qualifying homeowners in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Plant City, and Temple Terrace. The program is intended for necessary repairs affecting life, health, safety, code compliance, or accessibility — not elective remodeling.
Eligible work may include problems involving roofs, plumbing or sewer/septic systems, electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, doors, walls, windows, and accessibility needs. Hillsborough County identifies accessibility improvements such as ramps, widened doorways, countertops, and bathroom or kitchen modifications among examples of potentially eligible work.
The County describes the assistance as an interest-free deferred-payment loan, with principal forgiven over time if program conditions continue to be met. Income, ownership, homestead, property, and other requirements apply.
Worth investigating if
The home is in an eligible Hillsborough service area and needs repairs or accessibility changes affecting continued safe use of the property.
Service area
Unincorporated Hillsborough County, Plant City, and Temple Terrace.
City of Tampa properties use separate City programs. The regular Hillsborough Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program does not serve properties inside the City of Tampa. Tampa operates its own rehabilitation program.
Live in the City of Tampa? Check the City program separately.
Housing Rehabilitation & Renovation Program
The City of Tampa operates a separate Housing Rehabilitation & Renovation Program for qualifying homeowners.
As of the September 2026 resource review, the City’s official program page states that it is not currently accepting new applications because of limited funding. Applications submitted before January 7, 2026 continue to be reviewed. The page previously projected a possible Summer 2026 reopening subject to funding, so families should check the City page directly for any newer status change.
Worth checking if
The home is inside Tampa city limits and the family wants to monitor the City’s homeowner-rehabilitation program for reopening or updated assistance.
Caution: Do not submit a Hillsborough County Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation application for a City of Tampa property without first confirming program jurisdiction.
Pinellas County
Help Paying for Home Safety Changes in Pinellas County
- Currently closed to new applications
Pinellas County Home Repair Program
Pinellas County’s Home Repair Program can provide substantial assistance for critical home repairs, but the County states that the program has been closed to new applications since May 4, 2026.
When active, the County identifies assistance of up to $75,000 for qualifying critical repairs such as roofs, windows, exterior doors, HVAC, and housing-code-related electrical improvements.
Residents may call Housing & Community Development at 727-464-8210 to ask about current status and reopening information.
- Accessibility
Pinellas Independent Living Program
The County’s current Home Repair page identifies an Independent Living accessibility grant of up to $20,000 for qualifying homeowners. Examples include wheelchair ramps, railings, bathroom grab bars, tub-to-shower conversions, walk-in or roll-in showers, accessible toilets, doorway widening, and other barrier-reduction improvements.
Important: The County states that the Independent Living Program is available in conjunction with the Home Repair Program, which is presently closed to new applicants. Families should verify current availability directly rather than assuming the accessibility grant can be applied for separately.
The current County program excludes properties inside Belleair Shore, Clearwater, Largo, and St. Petersburg. The County directs residents of those municipalities to check their city programs.
City of St. Petersburg
Live in St. Petersburg?
Do not assume a Pinellas County housing program covers a property inside St. Petersburg. The County directs St. Petersburg residents to City housing resources, and its major People First homeowner storm-recovery programs also exclude properties located inside the City of St. Petersburg.
The City of St. Petersburg maintains Housing & Community Development homeowner-assistance programs. Because availability, funding, and program terms can change, use the City’s current housing information rather than relying on County eligibility.
City Housing & Community Development
727-893-7247Pasco County
Pasco County Home Repair & Accessibility Assistance
Pasco County uses housing-program funding for owner-occupied rehabilitation and accessibility improvements for qualifying households. County planning materials identify rehabilitation assistance for income-eligible homeowners and adaptive modifications intended to help residents remain safely in their homes.
Worth investigating if
The home needs health, safety, accessibility, or rehabilitation work and the owner may meet the County’s current income, ownership, property, and program requirements.
Examples identified in Pasco planning materials
- Ramps
- Grab bars
- Accessibility modifications
- Repair of substandard housing
- Owner-occupied rehabilitation
Status note: Program availability, funding, application periods, and eligible work can change. Confirm current availability directly with Pasco County Community Development before relying on assistance.
Hernando County
Home Repair & Accessibility Assistance in Hernando County
- Rehabilitation
Hernando County Owner-Occupied Rehab Program
Hernando County’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership program includes an Owner-Occupied Rehab Program for income-qualified homeowners. The County states that the program is intended to:
- remove health and safety hazards
- correct code violations
- improve energy efficiency
- make accessibility improvements
Assistance is provided as a forgivable loan subject to program conditions, including continued owner occupancy.
Worth investigating if the home has repair, code, health-and-safety, or accessibility needs and the owner may meet current income, ownership, property, and program requirements.
- Emergency repairs
Hernando Emergency Repair Assistance
Hernando County’s housing strategy also includes emergency-repair assistance for qualifying homeowners facing urgent problems affecting the home. Examples identified by the County include:
- roof repair or replacement
- windows
- electrical hazards
- septic problems
- major plumbing leaks
- non-functioning HVAC
- accessibility needs
The County’s current housing plan identifies assistance up to $25,000 under the Emergency Repairs strategy, subject to program funding, eligibility, and current application availability.
Important: Do not assume the full amount is available or that a particular repair qualifies. Confirm current program status directly with Hernando County Housing & Supportive Services.
Hurricane Idalia Repair Assistance
Hernando County also identifies disaster-recovery assistance for income-qualified owner-occupied homes damaged by Hurricane Idalia. Assistance may include eligible home repairs and certain homeowner or flood-insurance deductible costs.
Storm recovery
Still Repairing Damage From Helene or Milton?
Homeowners with qualifying hurricane damage may have options beyond ordinary home-repair programs. Hillsborough and Pinellas currently operate separate federally funded long-term recovery programs.
- Hillsborough County
Rebuilding for Tomorrow
Hillsborough County’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow Homeowner Repair and Reconstruction Program is currently accepting applications for qualifying homes damaged by Hurricanes Helene or Milton. Unlike the regular County rehabilitation program, this disaster-recovery program can serve eligible homeowners anywhere in Hillsborough County, including Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace.
Program currently identifies
up to $150,000
Storm Damage Repair
Program currently identifies
up to $350,000
Reconstruction / Replacement
Program currently identifies
$10,000–$50,000
Repair Reimbursement
The program currently serves households up to 120% of Area Median Income, with priority for households at or below 80% AMI, and the County states that the program remains open until funding is obligated. Eligibility applies.
Call Center: 813-540-7767
Service Center: 1029 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Pinellas County
People First
Homeowner Rehabilitation / Reconstruction
Program currently identifies
up to $375,000
Homeowner Rehabilitation / Reconstruction
Pinellas County’s People First program currently offers qualifying homeowners up to $375,000 to rehabilitate, rebuild, or relocate a primary home damaged by Hurricanes Idalia, Helene, and/or Milton. The program prioritizes lower-income households, including additional priority considerations for households with residents age 62 or older, children, or people with disabilities. Eligibility applies.
Important: Properties inside the City of St. Petersburg are excluded because St. Petersburg received separate CDBG-DR funding.
Homeowner Reimbursement
Program currently identifies
up to $50,000
Homeowner Reimbursement
If eligible storm repairs have already been completed, Pinellas currently offers a separate Homeowner Reimbursement Program providing up to $50,000 toward documented eligible repairs, demolition, or reconstruction. Work must meet program requirements, including code-compliance requirements. Eligibility applies.
Disaster-recovery programs have specific requirements involving storm dates, ownership and occupancy, income, duplication of benefits, permits, documentation, property location, insurance, and eligible work. Do not assume a home or project qualifies based only on storm damage.
Caregiver Connect™
Would Professional Help Make the Next Step Easier?
If the project has moved beyond a small household change, Caregiver Connect™ can help your family request additional information from our home-modification PREFERRED PROVIDER professional serving the area where the work will be performed.
Check the address
Before You Apply, Confirm Who Serves the Address
- County program
Hillsborough County
The regular Hillsborough Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program serves unincorporated Hillsborough County, Plant City, and Temple Terrace — not the City of Tampa.
- Inside city limits
City of Tampa
Tampa operates separate housing and permitting systems for properties within city limits.
- Excluded municipalities
Pinellas County
Pinellas County programs often have their own participating or excluded municipalities. The Home Repair Program currently excludes Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, and Belleair Shore.
- County or city
Pasco / Hernando / Municipal Jurisdictions
Pasco and Hernando operate their own County programs and permitting systems, while incorporated municipalities may have separate requirements or assistance resources. Confirm which jurisdiction serves the property before applying or beginning work.
A Tampa Bay mailing address does not determine which program or building authority serves the property. Confirm the actual jurisdiction before applying, hiring, or planning around assistance.
Hire carefully
Before You Hire Someone to Modify the Home
A familiar home becomes a construction project once repair or modification work begins. Verify the professional and the project before signing.
Check Hillsborough contractor records
Hillsborough County provides contractor-license lookup through HillsGovHub and resources for checking contractor credentials and reporting unlicensed activity.
Check Pinellas contractor records
The Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board maintains a search for County-certified contractors. State-certified contractors should also be verified through Florida DBPR.
Check Florida licensing
For contractors and professions regulated at the state level, use Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation license-verification system.
Put the project in writing
Before work begins, make sure the written agreement describes the scope of work, materials, costs, payment schedule, responsibilities, permit responsibilities, and other agreed project details.
A license check is an important part of due diligence, but it is not a guarantee of project quality.
Permits
Permits: Hillsborough, Tampa, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando — or Your City?
Hillsborough County / HillsGovHub
Hillsborough County uses HillsGovHub for building and subtrade permits and provides guidance for residential alterations and remodeling.
City of Tampa
The City of Tampa Construction Services Division issues permits and performs inspections for development inside the City. Residential permit categories include remodeling, roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical work, generators, additions, and other project types.
Pinellas County
Pinellas County Building Services provides permitting for unincorporated Pinellas County and participating municipalities. Properties outside those jurisdictions should use the appropriate city building department.
Pasco County
Pasco County Building Construction Services uses PascoGateway for permit applications and project records. Permit requirements depend on the property, jurisdiction, and specific work.
Hernando County
Hernando County’s Building Division provides online tools for checking permit status, property history, and contractor information. The County also maintains contractor records for professionals authorized to work locally.
Caregiver Compass™ does not determine whether a particular ramp, bathroom modification, doorway change, electrical project, plumbing project, structural change, or other improvement requires a permit. Confirm requirements for the actual property and proposed work with the appropriate building authority.
Hurricane season
Hurricane & Emergency Planning for an Aging Adult in Tampa Bay
For Tampa Bay caregivers, hurricane planning needs to cover more than shutters and bottled water. Think through the care that has to continue if evacuation is ordered, transportation changes, electricity is interrupted, or the person cannot safely remain home.
- Medications
- Refrigerated medications
- Mobility equipment
- Medical equipment
- Power
- Transportation
- Caregiver communication
- Pets
- Evacuation
- Important records
- Hillsborough
Special Needs Shelter & Transportation
Hillsborough County encourages residents with qualifying medical, physical, or cognitive needs to preregister for Special Needs Shelter and Transportation assistance before hurricane season. Residents who preregister can indicate whether they need transportation, and during an evacuation the County may arrange transportation through Sunshine Line to an assigned shelter.
Important: Special needs shelters provide additional support but are not hospitals and do not provide continuous bedside nursing or one-to-one care.
- Pinellas
Special Needs Evacuation Program
Pinellas County’s Special Needs Evacuation Program is for residents with medical, functional, mobility, electricity-dependent, or specialized transportation needs. Families should register in advance rather than waiting until an evacuation is called.
Important: Transportation is not automatic merely because someone plans to use a special-needs shelter; registration and program requirements apply.
- Pasco
Pasco County Special Needs Planning
Pasco County maintains a Special Needs Registry for residents who may need additional help during evacuation or sheltering because of medical, mobility, or disability-related needs.
Registering helps emergency planners prepare for those needs, but registration does not guarantee a shelter bed or a particular level of service.
The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County advises preregistration for residents who may require medically supported sheltering and notes that a caregiver should accompany the resident when applicable.
Pasco Emergency Management: 727-847-8137
- Hernando
Hernando County Special Needs Program
Hernando County maintains a Special Needs Program for residents who may need additional assistance during emergency sheltering or evacuation. Families are encouraged to register in advance and renew registration annually.
Emergency Management: 352-754-4083
Important: A special-needs shelter provides additional support under emergency conditions, but it is not a hospital or a replacement for a personal disaster plan.
Register Before the Storm
Special-needs programs differ by county. Eligibility, transportation, shelter assignment, medical support, caregiver expectations, and registration procedures vary. Investigate the correct county program before an evacuation order is issued.
Power and medical equipment
Does Medical Equipment Depend on Electricity?
If an aging adult relies on electrically powered medical equipment, utility notification programs can be useful — but they do not replace backup power, evacuation planning, or an outage plan.
Utility medical-assistance programs do not guarantee uninterrupted electricity or priority restoration.
Families still need backup equipment, backup power, and an evacuation plan if the home can no longer safely support the person.
- Tampa Electric customers
Tampa Electric Medical Watch
Tampa Electric’s Medical Watch program is available for qualifying households with a resident who depends on life-sustaining electric-powered medical equipment certified by a Florida-licensed physician. The program can provide advance notice of scheduled interruptions and certain billing-related interruptions.
Important: Medical Watch does not provide priority restoration, prevent outages, prevent interruption for nonpayment, or guarantee continuous service.
- Duke Energy Florida customers
Duke Energy Florida Medical Certificate
Duke Energy maintains a Medical Certificate Request process for Florida customers. Families served by Duke should verify current requirements and protections directly with Duke rather than assuming Tampa Electric’s program rules apply.
Transportation
Getting Around Tampa Bay
- Hillsborough
Sunshine Line
Sunshine Line provides door-to-door transportation for eligible Hillsborough residents who are elderly, have disabilities, or have low incomes and lack affordable transportation. Trips may include medical appointments, social services, groceries, health and wellness, and other needs. Vehicles are wheelchair accessible.
Phone: 813-272-7272
- Hillsborough
HARTPlus
HARTPlus is ADA paratransit in the HART service area. Eligibility is based on an applicant’s functional ability to use HART buses — not disability or age alone.
- Pinellas
PSTA Access
PSTA Access provides prescheduled ADA paratransit shared-ride, door-to-door service for qualifying individuals who cannot independently use regular fixed-route bus service for all trips. Eligibility focuses on functional ability to reach a bus stop, board a bus, and navigate the system rather than simply a diagnosis.
Phone: 727-540-1888
- Pasco + Hernando
GoPasco + TheBus ADA Complementary Paratransit
Pasco — GoPasco
GoPasco provides fixed-route transit and paratransit service in Pasco County. ADA complementary paratransit is intended for individuals whose disability prevents them from independently using the regular fixed-route system.
Phone: 727-834-3322
Hernando — TheBus ADA Complementary Paratransit
Hernando County’s TheBus operates ADA complementary paratransit for qualifying residents whose disability prevents them from using the regular fixed-route transit system. The service generally supports eligible trips whose origins and destinations are within ¾ mile of the fixed-route system.
Age alone does not establish ADA paratransit eligibility. Functional ability to use the regular transit system is the key consideration for ADA complementary paratransit.
Look closer to home
Your City May Have Additional Home-Repair Help
County programs are not always the only source of assistance in Tampa Bay.
Individual municipalities may periodically operate their own housing rehabilitation, emergency repair, accessibility, SHIP, storm-recovery, or homeowner-assistance programs.
This is especially important in Pinellas County, where Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, and other municipalities may administer resources separately from County programs.
Rather than relying on a countywide assumption, check the housing, community-development, or building department for the municipality where the property is located.
Program availability can change significantly from year to year.
Caregiver Compass™ Home Safety guides
Start With the Home, Not the Project
Before deciding what to buy or who to hire, look closely at how the aging adult actually moves through and uses the home.
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Aging in Place Home Modifications: Where Should We Start?
If you know changes are needed but the project feels too big to organize, start by identifying the most immediate barriers and priorities.
Read the guide -
Home Modifications After a Fall
A fall can reveal problems with walking paths, bathrooms, stairs, transfers, lighting, entrances, and everyday routines that were easy to overlook before.
Read the guide -
When Should You Hire a Home Safety Professional?
Use this guide when you are trying to decide whether a small household change is enough or the project needs outside expertise.
Read the guide -
Home Ramps for Aging Parents
Understand the questions to consider when steps or entrances are becoming a barrier.
Read the guide -
Grab Bars for Older Adults
Think through where support may be needed and what to consider before installation.
Read the guide -
Browse the Full Home Safety Hub
Every Caregiver Compass™ Home Safety guide, checklist, worksheet, and planning tool in one place.
Go to Aging at Home & Safety
Free printables
Free Caregiver Compass™ Home Safety Printables
Sometimes the easiest way to see what needs to happen next is to put the plan on paper.
Complete Home Safety Checklist
A room-by-room starting point for identifying areas that deserve a closer look.
Bathroom Safety Checklist
Look closely at the tub or shower, toilet, flooring, lighting, transfers, and places where support may be needed.
Home Modification Planning Worksheets
Organize priorities, bathrooms, entrances, doorways, thresholds, and larger aging-in-place projects.
Contractor & Estimate Planning Tools
Organize contractor questions, compare estimates, and prepare for project conversations before signing.
Caregiver Connect™
Need Professional Help With Home Modifications?
Some home-safety problems can be handled with small household changes. Others need an experienced professional.
Caregiver Connect™ helps Tampa Bay families request additional information from our home-modification PREFERRED PROVIDER professional serving the area where the work will be performed.
Pinellas County
3 service territoriesNorth Pinellas
Representative communities
- Tarpon Springs
- Palm Harbor
- Oldsmar
- Dunedin
- Safety Harbor
- Clearwater north
Mid Pinellas
Representative communities
- Clearwater south
- Largo
- Seminole
- Pinellas Park
- Gulf beaches
St. Petersburg
Representative communities
- St. Petersburg
- Gulfport
- St. Pete Beach
- Madeira Beach
- Tierra Verde
Hillsborough County
2 service territoriesNorth & West Hillsborough
Representative communities
- Tampa
- South Tampa
- Carrollwood
- Town 'n' Country
- Westchase
- New Tampa
- Lutz
- Odessa
East & South Hillsborough
Representative communities
- Brandon
- Valrico
- Riverview
- Plant City
- Apollo Beach
- Ruskin
- Sun City Center
- East Tampa
Pasco + Hernando Counties
2 service territoriesWest & Central Pasco
Representative communities
- Hudson
- Shady Hills
- Port Richey
- New Port Richey
- Holiday
- Trinity
- Land O' Lakes
- Wesley Chapel
Hernando & East Pasco
Representative communities
- Spring Hill
- Brooksville
- Dade City
- Zephyrhills
- San Antonio
Caregiver Connect™ uses the aging adult’s home ZIP code where the work will be performed to determine the appropriate Tampa Bay service territory.
Caregiver Connect™ does not replace a family’s own review of a contractor, project, permit requirements, contract terms, or suitability for a particular job.
Questions families ask
Tampa Bay Home Safety FAQs
Hillsborough County is served by Senior Connection Center. Pinellas and Pasco counties are served by the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas. Hernando County is served by Elder Options. Each organization can help older adults and caregivers understand available aging services, screenings, and community resources.
Yes. Hillsborough County currently operates an Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program for qualifying homeowners in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Plant City, and Temple Terrace. Eligible work can include critical home repairs and accessibility improvements. City of Tampa properties use separate City programs.
The regular Hillsborough County Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program does not serve City of Tampa properties. Tampa operates a separate Housing Rehabilitation & Renovation Program, although the City’s current page states that new applications are not presently being accepted.
Yes, but Pinellas County states that its regular Home Repair Program has been closed to new applications since May 4, 2026. Families can monitor the County program for reopening. Its Independent Living accessibility assistance is tied to the Home Repair Program.
Pasco County uses housing-program funding for owner-occupied rehabilitation and accessibility improvements for qualifying households. Current program availability, funding, application windows, property requirements, and eligible work should be verified directly with Pasco County Community Development.
Yes. Hernando County’s SHIP programs identify Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation, emergency-repair assistance, and certain disaster-recovery housing assistance for qualifying homeowners. Eligibility, funding, covered work, and application status vary by program.
Hillsborough’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow program and Pinellas County’s People First hurricane-recovery programs currently provide separate assistance pathways for qualifying storm-damaged properties. Program geography, storm, ownership, income, documentation, and other requirements apply.
The Pinellas People First Homeowner Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Program states that properties inside the City of St. Petersburg are excluded because the City received separate federal disaster-recovery funding. St. Petersburg homeowners should check City housing resources.
Hillsborough County provides contractor lookup through HillsGovHub. Pinellas County maintains a County contractor search through the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board. Florida DBPR provides state license verification for professions and contractors it regulates. Pasco and Hernando residents should also confirm local registration or contractor requirements with their County building authority.
It depends on the property. Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, Pinellas County, Pasco County, Hernando County, and individual municipalities operate separate permitting systems. Confirm the actual jurisdiction before assuming which office applies.
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando each operate special-needs emergency programs. Families should investigate and register in advance when an aging adult has medical, mobility, electricity-dependent, or specialized transportation needs.
Hillsborough options include Sunshine Line and HARTPlus. Pinellas offers PSTA Access. Pasco provides GoPasco paratransit, and Hernando operates TheBus ADA Complementary Paratransit. Eligibility varies by program; ADA paratransit eligibility is based primarily on how a disability affects the person’s ability to use regular fixed-route transit.
Keep Going With Caregiver Compass™
A safer home is only one part of caregiving. Caregiver Compass™ brings together practical guides, checklists, and tools for hospital discharge, medications, home safety, transportation, nutrition, doctor visits, and the other situations families are trying to solve every day.
Resource Information Reviewed September 2026
Programs, funding, eligibility requirements, service areas, waiting lists, application periods, recovery programs, and application status can change.
The Caregiving Concierge™ provides educational and organizational information and does not determine program eligibility, disaster-recovery eligibility, permit requirements, code compliance, contractor qualifications, transportation eligibility, or whether a particular home modification is appropriate or safe for an individual.
Confirm current information directly with the responsible agency, municipality, building authority, utility, program, or qualified professional.