Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

In Oregon, there are 14 Districts for Area Agencies on Aging serving their respective communities. Each state can configure how they want their AAA to function. Some have the AAA duties performed or housed with a state program or an agency dealing with health and social services while other states develop a commission to oversee grants and programs. The main functions of an AAA are identification and assessment of local needs, coordinate planning and provision of services for older individuals. Monies to support these agencies come from federal monies through the Older Americans Act and often matching state monies. With each AAA, there are standing requirements such as having an advisory council, developing an area plan for two-three or four year periods, participating with and taking direction from the State Unit on Aging (located in Salem in Oregon) and provide assistance to local, state and federal governments on the needs of older individuals with special attention to rural, minority, low-income and at risk for institutional placement. AAA assists in coordinating or contracting services and where appropriate providing services such as care coordination.

Please take a look at the links to the left to review what services and programs this AAA provides in the five counties served by MCCOG. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please call us at 541-298-4101 or toll free at 888-316-1362. We look forward to working with you.

OAA Definitions are listed first, then we list how we provide the service locally. Click on the service to take you to how we provide it.