American House Wildwood
American House Wildwood offers independent living, memory care, and respite care in Wildwood, FL. Independent living provides private apartment living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay when a family’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.
The community may be a good fit for someone seeking apartment living, a supervised memory care setting, or short term support for a usual caregiver. American House Wildwood opened in 1979 and is owned by American House Senior Living. Housing includes one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, with the two bedroom layout suited to a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion, while the one bedroom layout provides a single living space. Pets are allowed, so a resident may continue living with a pet.
A Walk Score of 30 places the area in a car dependent setting, meaning most errands require a car or a ride. Community transportation and group outings are available for residents who need transportation for activities outside the home.
Residents can use a pool, salon, shuffleboard court, and landscaped grounds. These spaces support swimming, personal grooming, outdoor games, and strolling. Rehabilitation services are also available within the community’s offerings.
The Living Well Memory Care Program includes daily cognitive activities, balanced nutrition, gentle fitness, and social engagement for memory care residents. Other programming includes movement classes, music and art programs, educational seminars, social clubs, games, cooking demonstrations, and themed culinary events.
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Long-Term Care Waiver
Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC)
- Income limit
- 2026 · The 2026 individual ICP/HCBS income standard is $2,982/month; trust and spousal rules require individualized review.
Eligibility
- General
- Medicaid-eligible adults age 65+ or adults age 18+ eligible because of disability who meet the required nursing-facility or qualifying hospital level of care.
- FL specifics
- DOEA assesses medical eligibility and DCF determines financial eligibility; managed-care enrollment and assessed need determine services.
What it provides
- Authorized long-term-care services through the SMMC LTC plan; specific hours and respite benefits depend on the care plan.
Optional State Supplementation (OSS)
Florida Optional State Supplementation
- Income limit
- 2026 · January 2026 individual income limits vary by category: $1,072.40 redesign; $1,179 protected. Couple limits and income deductions differ.
- Asset limit
- $2,000 for one person or $3,000 for a couple under the January 2026 OSS standards.
Eligibility
- General
- Eligible older, blind or disabled Florida residents in qualifying non-institutional residential settings who meet OSS financial and other requirements.
- FL specifics
- Redesign and protected categories use different provider-payment and subsidy standards; DCF determines the applicable category.
What it provides
- Monthly residential-support supplement based on countable income; individual maximum is $184.40 redesign or $345 protected under the January 2026 table; $160 personal-needs allowance.
Community Care for the Elderly (CCE)
Florida CCE
Eligibility
- General
- Florida residents age 60+ with assessed functional impairment who need community support.
- FL specifics
- A needs assessment determines service priority; Adult Protective Services referrals involving abuse, neglect or exploitation receive priority.
What it provides
- Assessed community services such as home support; meals; respite; adult day care and transportation; subject to the local care plan and funding.
Home Care for the Elderly (HCE)
Florida Home Care for the Elderly
- Income limit
- Income must meet the Institutional Care Program standard used for HCE eligibility.
- Asset limit
- Applicable Institutional Care Program resource standards apply.
Eligibility
- General
- Adults age 60+ at risk of nursing-home placement living in a private family setting with an approved adult live-in caregiver.
- FL specifics
- Caregiver approval and a case-managed plan are required; this is distinct from CCE and Medicaid LTC.
What it provides
- Basic subsidy of $160/month; additional special subsidies for approved needs may be available without a universal fixed amount.
Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative
Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (ADI)
Eligibility
- General
- Dementia caregiver support and temporary respite for adults age 18+ with diagnosed or suspected Alzheimer’s/related dementia affecting daily activities, assessed through Florida’s aging network.
- FL specifics
- Clients cannot also enroll in a Medicaid capitated long-term-care program. Funding, priority assessment, service requirements and copayment rules apply.
What it provides
- Authorized in-home or facility-based respite; caregiver support and related services. Extended respite may last up to 30 days; this is temporary caregiver relief; not ongoing assisted-living room-and-board coverage.




