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Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?
New York county governments act as area agencies on aging (AAA)
- Albany County – Department for Aging
- Allegany County – Office for the Aging
- Broome County – Office for the Aging
- Cattaraugus County – Department of Aging
- Cayuga County – Office for the Aging
- Chautauqua County – Office for the Aging
- Chemung County – Department of Aging & Long-Term Care
- Chenango County – Area Agency on Aging
- Clinton County – Office for the Aging
- Columbia County – Office for the Aging
- Cortland County – Area Agency on Aging
- Delaware County – Office for the Aging
- Dutchess County – Office for the Aging
- Erie County – Department of Senior Services
- Essex County – Office for the Aging
- Franklin County – Office for the Aging
- Fulton County – Office for the Aging
- Genesee County – Office for the Aging
- Greene County – Aging Services
- Hamilton County – see Warren/Hamilton
- Herkimer County – Office for the Aging
- Jefferson County – Office for the Aging
- Lewis County – Office for the Aging
- Livingston County – Office for the Aging
- Madison County – Senior Services
- Monroe County – Office for the Aging and Adult Services
- Montgomery County – Office for the Aging
- Nassau County – Office for the Aging
- New York City – Department for the Aging
- Niagra County – Office for the Aging
- Oneida County – Office for the Aging and Continuing Care
- Onondaga County – Office for the Aging
- Ontario County – Office for the Aging
- Orange County – Office for the Aging
- Orleans County – Office for the Aging
- Oswego County – Office for the Aging
- Otsego County – Aging Programs and Services
- Putnam County – Office for Senior Resources
- Rensselaer County – Department of Aging
- Rockland County – Office for the Aging
- St. Lawrence County – Office for the Aging
- Saratoga County – Office for the Aging
- Schenectady County – Senior and Long-Term Care Services
- Schoharie County – Office for the Aging
- Schuyler County – Office for the Aging
- Seneca County – Office for the Aging
- Seneca Nation of Indians – Area Office for the Aging
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe – Office for the Aging
- Steuben County – Office for the Aging
- Suffolk County – Office for the Aging
- Sullivan County – Office for the Aging
- Tioga County – Aging Services
- Tompkins County – Office for the Aging
- Ulster County – Office for the Aging
- Warren/Hamilton Counties – Offices for the Aging
- Washington County – Office for Aging
- Wayne County – Aging Programs and Services
- Westchester County – Senior Programs and Services
- Wyoming County – Office for Aging
- Yates County – Thriving Seniors
State Government:
- Attorney General’s Office
- Medicaid Office
- Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman – 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 Office for the Aging
State Agencies and Non-Profits:
- AARP of New York
- Alzheimer’s Association:
- Carter Burden Center for the Aging – promotes the well-being of elderly residents of the Upper East Side of Manhattan
Legal Services:
- The Legal Aid Society – legal assistance to low-income families and individuals including senior citizens
- Legal Assistance of Western New York – serving poor persons seeking legal assistance with civil law problems and outreach to targeted clients including the elderly
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley – free civil legal services to low-income people
- Legal Services New York City – helping low-income New Yorkers navigate the civil legal system
- Elder Justice of Western New York – free civil legal services primarily to individuals age 60 and over
- Nassau/Suffolk Law Services – helping the poor (and agencies that help the poor) vindicate their rights under the law
- Neighborhood Legal Services in Buffalo – free legal services to persons with low-income and persons with disabilities
- New York Legal Assistance Group – free legal services to low-income New York City residents
- Legal Services NYC – helping low-income residents of New York City
- Rural Law Center of New York – addressing the legal issues unique to low-income, rural New Yorkers
- South Brooklyn Legal Services – seeking equal justice for low-income people in Brooklyn by providing a broad range of legal advocacy and information
