Supporting Rural Older Adults in Home and Community-Based Settings: Perspectives from Area Agencies on Aging

Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are state-designated public or private non-profit agencies that cover a specified region to provide and coordinate support services for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Services provided by AAAs include transportation, needs assessment and care planning, homemaking, case management, nutrition, personal care assistance, chore services, home modification and repair, older adult education and programming, and many other essential programs for older adults.

This policy brief examines the needs of older adults living in rural communities who are homebound by sharing findings from a listening session of rural-serving AAAs.