Every state has an Aging Services Division dedicated to providing frail seniors with home and community-based services, so that they can continue living in their own homes, instead of having to enter a nursing home.

A wide range of state assistance programs are generally available to eligible seniors, including home health aides and skilled nursing care, home-delivered meals, help with household chores, transportation to shopping and medical appointments, as well as counseling, advocacy and legal aid.

In addition to these programs that help senior citizens directly, many states also offer caregiver assistance programs that provide family caregivers with information, counseling, and respite services.

Visit the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Please click on the interactive map or a link below to find the Department of Aging in your state.

State Links

State DOA
Alabama http://adss.alabama.gov/
Alaska http://dhss.alaska.gov/acoa/Pages/default.aspx
Arizona https://des.az.gov/services/older-adults/area-agency-on-aging-locations
Arkansas https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/about-dhs/daabhs/aging-and-adult-services
California https://www.aging.ca.gov/
Colorado https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs/older-adults
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability
Delaware https://dhss.delaware.gov/dsaapd/
Florida http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/
Georgia https://aging.georgia.gov/
Hawaii https://health.hawaii.gov/eoa/
Idaho https://aging.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/aging/Pages/default.aspx
Indiana https://www.in.gov/fssa/2329.htm
Iowa https://www.iowaaging.gov/
Kansas https://www.kdads.ks.gov/
Kentucky https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/subhome/12
Maine https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oads/
Maryland https://aging.maryland.gov/pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-elder-affairs
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/osa/
Minnesota http://www.mnaging.org/
Mississippi https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/adults-seniors/services-for-seniors/
Missouri https://health.mo.gov/
Montana https://dphhs.mt.gov/sltc/aging
Nebraska http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Aging.aspx
Nevada http://adsd.nv.gov/
New Hampshire https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/beas/
New Jersey https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/
New Mexico http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/
New York https://aging.ny.gov/
North Carolina https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/daas
North Dakota https://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/adultsaging/
Ohio https://aging.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma http://www.okdhs.org/services/aging/Pages/AgingServicesMain.aspx
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/seniors-disabilities/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.aging.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island http://www.oha.ri.gov/
South Carolina https://aging.sc.gov/
South Dakota https://dhs.sd.gov/LTSS/default.aspx
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/aging.html
Texas https://hhs.texas.gov/services/aging
Utah https://daas.utah.gov/
Vermont https://dail.vermont.gov/
Virginia https://vda.virginia.gov/
Washington https://www.dshs.wa.gov/
West Virginia http://www.wvseniorservices.gov/
Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aging/index.htm
Wyoming https://health.wyo.gov/aging/

State Links

State DOA
Alabama http://adss.alabama.gov/
Alaska http://dhss.alaska.gov/acoa/Pages/default.aspx
Arizona https://des.az.gov/services/older-adults/area-agency-on-aging-locations
Arkansas https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/about-dhs/daabhs/aging-and-adult-services
California https://www.aging.ca.gov/
Colorado https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs/older-adults
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/AgingandDisability
Delaware https://dhss.delaware.gov/dsaapd/
Florida http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/
Georgia https://aging.georgia.gov/
Hawaii https://health.hawaii.gov/eoa/
Idaho https://aging.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/aging/Pages/default.aspx
Indiana https://www.in.gov/fssa/2329.htm
Iowa https://www.iowaaging.gov/
Kansas https://www.kdads.ks.gov/
Kentucky https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dail/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/subhome/12
Maine https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oads/
Maryland https://aging.maryland.gov/pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-elder-affairs
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/osa/
Minnesota http://www.mnaging.org/
Mississippi https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/adults-seniors/services-for-seniors/
Missouri https://health.mo.gov/
Montana https://dphhs.mt.gov/sltc/aging
Nebraska http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Aging.aspx
Nevada http://adsd.nv.gov/
New Hampshire https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/beas/
New Jersey https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/
New Mexico http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/
New York https://aging.ny.gov/
North Carolina https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/daas
North Dakota https://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/adultsaging/
Ohio https://aging.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma http://www.okdhs.org/services/aging/Pages/AgingServicesMain.aspx
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/seniors-disabilities/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.aging.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island http://www.oha.ri.gov/
South Carolina https://aging.sc.gov/
South Dakota https://dhs.sd.gov/LTSS/default.aspx
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/aging.html
Texas https://hhs.texas.gov/services/aging
Utah https://daas.utah.gov/
Vermont https://dail.vermont.gov/
Virginia https://vda.virginia.gov/
Washington https://www.dshs.wa.gov/
West Virginia http://www.wvseniorservices.gov/
Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/aging/index.htm
Wyoming https://health.wyo.gov/aging/