They run or fund meals, transport, caregiver support, respite, benefits counselling and information services, and they are the front door to a great deal of free and subsidised help.
There are more than six hundred nationally. The federal Eldercare Locator finds the right one by address.
Why it matters
It is the single most useful phone number most families have never been given.
Sources
Where to check this, and where to read more. All external and all authoritative.
Area Agency on Aging where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ