In short
If you spend part of the year in Palm Beach County, ask Medicare or your Medicare plan before you arrive how routine care, prescriptions and urgent needs work here and at your other address. Keep the names of local doctors and pharmacies with your coverage cards. While you are here, the Area Agency on Aging helpline, 1-866-684-5885, can point you to local services. Outside Florida, the Eldercare Locator is 1-800-677-1116.
A useful next step
- Before you travel, ask Medicare or your Medicare plan how routine care, prescriptions and urgent needs work in Palm Beach County.
- Ask your pharmacy how refills work between your two addresses, and keep the answer with your coverage cards.
- If a seasonal stay becomes a permanent move, tell Medicare or your Medicare plan and ask what needs to be reported.
A question to keep
Ask how a move affects my coverage and whether an enrollment opportunity applies.
Questions people in Palm Beach County ask
- Should I check my coverage before I come down for the season?
- Yes. Ask Medicare or your Medicare plan how routine care, prescriptions and urgent needs work in Palm Beach County, and ask for the answer in writing. The answer can differ between Original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage plan.
- Who can I call for local help while I am in Palm Beach County?
- Call the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast helpline at 1-866-684-5885, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explain that you live here part of the year, and ask whether SHINE Medicare counseling is available to you.
- How can family back home find help for me?
- The Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116, directs callers to local aging agencies anywhere in the United States, and the Palm Beach helpline points people calling from outside Florida to it. Agree on one question first, and ask what permission each organization needs.
Official starting point
Read the official resource ↗Preparation guidance checked October 10, 2026. Ask the responsible service to confirm what applies to you.