Pompano Beach, with a population of 114,147, is home to 21,979 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 594 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $5,777.
Daily life for an older adult in Pompano Beach, FL, can mean a game of bingo with friends one day and a walk out over the Atlantic Ocean the next. Picturing that kind of week is a good way to start looking at senior living in Pompano Beach, FL.
Pompano Beach, FL, is older than Broward County itself. It was one of just three incorporated cities when the county was created in 1915. Today the city's Senior Citizens Club has more than 200 members, and every one of them is 55 or older. They meet at the city's senior center for bingo, karaoke, and bake-offs. They also take group trips to events and museums. For a newcomer, a club like that can be an easy way to meet people.
The ocean is part of the routine, too. The city's public beach is open every day of the year. Lifeguards watch the swimming areas seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Restrooms, showers, picnic tables, and a shelter are right on the beach. Fisher Family Pier stretches nearly 900 feet into the Atlantic, with room to fish or just watch the water.
Medicare's hospital data doesn't list a hospital under Pompano Beach, FL. Its Broward County list includes Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, FL, and Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and both have emergency services. They're acute care hospitals, the kind that treat sudden illness and serious injury. It's good to ask each community which hospital its residents tend to use, and how they get to appointments there.
Winters here are mild, and summers are hot. At the Pompano Beach Airpark weather station, January nights average a low of 60.4°F. July afternoons average a high of 90.5°F, based on NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals. That makes a winter morning walk easy, while summer outings go better with shade and cold water close by.
The care guides further down this page run from in-home help through memory care to nursing homes. Questions for a visit come at the end of each one. Every provider is listed, and the search is free for families. Your conversations with providers stay between you and them. One easy way to begin is to choose two or three listings that match today's needs, then call each with the same short set of questions.
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Our Florida page goes over prices across the state and the ways families cover them. You can jump straight to its assisted living, home care, independent living, or nursing home section.
Memory care has no cost section on our Florida page yet. Florida's Alzheimer's Disease Initiative helps people who care for someone with dementia. It offers respite, including emergency respite. It also offers caregiver counseling and support groups. The state runs it through 11 local aging agencies, and Broward County's is the place to start.
Local Resources for Older Adults in Pompano Beach, FL
Here's a short directory of city, county, and state help for older adults in Pompano Beach, FL. Each link goes straight to the group that runs the program, so hours and eligibility are easy to check.
- Pompano Beach Senior Activity Center. The city's center for people 55 and older, at 2005 NW 9th Street. Membership is free for city residents. Senior Activity Center
- Pompano Beach Community Shuttle and Pompano Circuit. Free city rides: a weekday shuttle on set routes, and an on-demand electric shuttle around the beach. Community Shuttle and Pompano Circuit
- Area Agency on Aging of Broward County. A nonprofit for county residents 60 and older. Its Helpline takes questions about meals, caregiver support, and other services. Area Agency on Aging
- Broward County Transit TOPS! A shared-ride paratransit service. Riders qualify through an in-person functional assessment, not by disability alone. Paratransit
- Broward County Library. Three branches serve the city. The Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center is at 50 W Atlantic Boulevard, the Beach Branch at 3250 NE 2nd Street, and the Northwest Branch at 1580 NW 3rd Avenue. Hours differ by branch. Library locations
- Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Its Broward District covers the county and helps residents of long-term care with concerns. District offices
- Medicare Care Compare. Medicare's lookup for nursing homes and hospitals. Care Compare
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The City of Pompano Beach runs the Senior Activity Center at 2005 NW 9th Street. It sits on 4.5 acres along Martin Luther King Boulevard, east of Powerline Road. The center serves people 55 and older with health education, recreation, nutrition, and volunteer opportunities. Inside are a fitness center and activity rooms.
Membership is free, but it's open only to residents of Pompano Beach, FL, and there's a waitlist. To join, stop by in person with a valid Pompano Beach ID. Guests are welcome if they're 55 or older. The center keeps weekday hours, so it's good to call before a first visit to confirm them.
The City of Pompano Beach runs a free Community Shuttle on weekdays. Starting at 9 a.m. and wrapping up at 5 p.m., it follows set routes every hour on the hour. The shuttle links with several Broward County Transit bus routes and is wheelchair accessible. Riders pay only if they transfer to a county bus.
Near the beach, Pompano Circuit is the city's free, on-demand electric shuttle. Riders can book in the Ride Circuit app, wave down a driver, or wait at a stop. An ADA-accessible shuttle is available on request. Senior center members who live in the city and have no other way to get there can ask at the front desk about the waiting list for rides.
Yes. The city's public beach has two beach wheelchairs, available seven days a week on a first-come, first-served basis. They can be picked up after 9 a.m. at Lifeguard Tower 7 or at Ocean Rescue Headquarters, 50 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Each one needs to be returned by 4:30 p.m.
With only two chairs for the whole beach, arriving early on a busy day makes sense. It helps to bring a friend or family member along for the trip down to the water. Planning the day around the return time keeps the outing relaxed, with no rush at the end.
Broward County's state-authorized Memory Disorder Clinic is at Broward Health North, 201 E Sample Rd. in Deerfield Beach, FL. The clinic does diagnostic evaluations for suspected Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People of any age may ask for an evaluation there.
An evaluation can help a family learn what's behind memory changes and plan what comes next. For whoever is doing the caregiving, the county's aging agency offers caregiver support. Its goal is to help older adults and people with disabilities live safely at home. It also recognizes the real challenges that caregivers face.
Yes. The City of Pompano Beach offers chair fitness and chair yoga. These gentle seated classes are for people with limited mobility or those healing from an injury. The exercises aim to improve balance and lower the risk of falls. Classes meet at Charlotte Burrie Center on Mondays and Herb Skolnick Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
It's a good idea to check with a doctor before starting, especially after an injury. Class times can shift, so confirming the schedule with the city's parks department saves a wasted trip. If a move is on the table, you may want to ask whether the communities you visit offer seated exercise on site, too.
Meals at home start with a call to the Helpline at Broward County's Area Agency on Aging. Florida's Department of Elder Affairs lists that nonprofit as the aging agency for the county. Its home-delivered meals go to people 60 or older who are homebound. They also go to caregivers who live with a homebound older adult.
The same Helpline is the main way to ask about the agency's other services. Broward County's Elderly and Veterans Services Division is a second option. Its in-home services, case management among them, serve adults 60 and older at risk of moving into a nursing home before they need one. One central intake line handles every service it offers.
Sources, checked Oct. 8, 2026: City of Pompano Beach history, CMS hospital data, City of Pompano Beach Senior Activity Center, NOAA climate normals, City of Pompano Beach parks and beach, the elder affairs ADRC list, Senior Activity Center newsletter, ombudsman district offices, City of Pompano Beach arts, AAA Broward, City of Pompano Beach shuttle, Broward County Library, Pompano Circuit, s. 429.35 and s. 429.177 of the state statutes, Broward County paratransit, and Broward County Elderly and Veterans Services.