Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)

Area Agencies on Aging were established nationally under the federal Older Americans Act to respond to the needs of older individuals aged 60 years and older within every local community in the nation. In Florida, AAAs coordinate tens of millions of dollars annually which finance a wide array of home and community-based services such as: congregate and home delivered meals; senior centers; transportation; case management; home care; respite care; adult day care; and, legal assistance. AAAs provide information to older individuals and their families as well as other interested individuals about the availability of local aging services.

Florida's AAAs have over 25 years of experience administering and coordinating services for frail, chronically ill persons. AAAs coordinate low-cost, comprehensive, quality care to thousands of older persons across Florida by helping them and their families navigate the complex system of community services.

For years, AAAs have been skillfully managing care for vulnerable populations by maximizing private and public resources to ensure essential resources are available to minority, frail and low income older persons in need of comprehensive long-term care. Such skilled management has kept government costs down and minimized costs for those needing services.

AAAs provide security to family members of all ages who know their loved one's choices and preferences will be given our highest priority. Such individual attention makes AAAs the first, most trusted source of information and assistance for Florida's older residents and their families.

The tradition of AAAs — making it easier for older persons to live independently in the comfort of their own surroundings — is not only cost-effective, it is the preferred choice of older Floridians.