North Carolina Senior Services and Information

Area Agencies on Aging (AAA): What is an Area Agency on Aging?

Region A – Southwestern Commission AAA – serving Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties
Region B – Land-of-Sky Regional Council – serving Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties
Region C – Isothermal Planning and Development Commission – serving Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Counties
Region D – High Country Council of Governments – serving Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey Counties
Region E – Western Piedmont Council of Governments – serving Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties
Region F – Centralina Council of Governments – serving Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties
Region G – Piedmont Triad Council of Governments – serving Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and Rockingham Conties
Region I – Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments – serving Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin Counties
Region J – Triangle J Council of Governments – serving Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange and Wake Counties
Region K – Kerr Tar Regional COG – serving Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties
Region L – Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments – serving Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson Counties
Region M – Mid-Carolina Council of Governments – serving Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Counties
Region N – Lumber River Council of Governments – serving Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland Counties
Region O – Cape Fear Council of Governments – serving Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Counties
Region P – Eastern Carolina Council of Governments – serving Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne Counties
Region Q – Mid-East Commission – serving Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt Counties
Region R – Albemarle Commission – serving Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington Counties

State Government:

Attorney General’s Office
Division of Aging and Adult Services
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program – 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.
Medicaid Office

State Agencies and Non-Profits:

AARP of North Carolina
Alzheimer’s Association:
- Eastern North Carolina Chapter
- Western Carolina Chapter
Center for Aging and Health – University of North Carolina
Center on Aging and Rehabilitation – Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Duke Family Support Program – Alzheimer’s Family Support
Institute on Aging – University of North Carolina – enhances the well-being of older adults in NC through research, education and public service
Memory Assessment Clinic & Eldercare Resource Program
North Carolina Senior Games – health promotion and education program for North Carolinians 55 years of age and older

Legal Services:

Legal Aid of North Carolina – providing free legal services in civil matters to low-income people throughout North Carolina
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont – legal assistance in civil matters to low-income persons in the Charlotte area and in west-central North Carolina
North Carolina Justice Center – reducing poverty in North Carolina by helping ensure that every North Carolina household gains access to the resources, services and fair treatment that it needs in order to enjoy economic security
North Central Legal Assistance Program – provides free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income residents of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties

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