Wait, not everyone KNEW this?
Actual Southerners have never considered Florida part of the South, except for limited parts of the Panhandle.
Loads of rich old northerners all over the place in south Florida. "God's Waiting Room" :-D
Docs who want to specialize in geriatric medicine have a built in captive patience base down there. Visiting nurse, home health supply deliveries, 24 hour pharmacies, they're all feeding at the all you can eat buffet of customers.