Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?

• Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging – advocates for quality programs and services for older adults and persons with disabilities
• Area 1 – Northwest Indiana Community Action – serving Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Starke and Pulaski Counties
• Area 2 – REAL Services – serving Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties
• Area 3 – Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana – serving Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley Counties
• Area 4 – Area IV Agency – serving Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White Counties
• Area 5 – Area 5 Agency on Aging & Community Services - serving Cass, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash Counties
• Area 6 – LifeStream Services – serving Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison and Randolph Counties
• Area 7 – West Central Indiana Economic Development District – serving Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo Counties
• Area 8 – CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions – serving Boone, Hendricks, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Shelby Counties
• Area 9 – Area 9 In-Home & Community Services Agency – serving Fayette, Franklin, Rush, Union and Wayne Counties
• Area 10 – Area 10 Agency on Aging – serving Monroe and Owen Counties
• Area 11 – Aging & Community Services of South Central Indiana – serving Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings Counties
• Area 12 – LifeTime Resources – serving Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland Counties
• Area 13 – Generations – serving Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin and Pike Counties
• Area 14 – LifeSpan Resources – serving Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott Counties
• Area 15 – Hoosier Uplands – serving Crawford, Lawrence, Martin, Orange and Washington Counties
• Area 16 – Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging – serving Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties

State Government:

• Attorney General’s Office
• Division of Aging
• Family and Social Services Administration
  
• Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman – call (800) 622-4484 – established in each state by the Older Americans’ Act to enhance the quality of life, improve care, protect rights, and promote the dignity of residents in a long-term care facility.

State Agencies and Non-Profits:

• AARP of Indiana
• Alzheimer’s Association, Indiana Chapter
• Center for Aging Research, Indiana University
• Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Legal Services:

• Indiana Legal Services – for the low-income & elderly

Reports and Information:

• Self-Assessment Guide for Long-Term Care Insurance in Indiana (pdf)
• State Plan for Aging and In-Home Services 2007-2010 (pdf)

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