Aging Answers

AGING ANSWERS

Guiding You Through The Services Maze

We assist older adults and caregivers with complex enrollments, person-centered planning, and referrals to other available benefits. With a unique triage system and connections to the Department of Social Services, the State Bureau of Aging, and federal and municipal resources, we offer the most comprehensive guidance and access to support.

See the map below to find your regional Agency on Aging or call 800-994-9422.

How Aging Answers Can Help

Finding long-term care, support, and services for age-related issues is complicated. Like the healthcare system, pathways are difficult to navigate. Recommendations and resources depend on several factors: personal preferences, financial resources and eligibility, and the level of care.

Services Provided By Each Area Agency On Aging

In-Home Care

We support clients’ independence at home by connecting them with private home care, Medicaid waivers, Connecticut First Choice (CFC), My Care Options
(MCO), and Money Follows the Person (MFP).

Medicare & Supplemental Insurance Guidance

Providing expert, unbiased counseling for Medicare and supplemental insurance, designed to maximize benefits and support healthy aging.

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Care Supports & Respite Services

Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiver supports and services to relieve stress and burden, while adding information and training for caregivers.

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Health, Wellness & Nutrition

Evidence-based interventions such as chronic disease management, better balance education, exercise, and home and community-based meals.

Find Help In Your Region

Five agencies, one vision. To find your Area Agency, please reference numbers on the map. You may also download our PDF map to find the list of towns by region.

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Five Agencies Ready to Help

1. Agency on Aging of South Central CT

Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley

203-785-8533 | 117 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT 06473

Towns include: Bethany, Branford, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, East Haven, Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Meriden, Middletown, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Old Saybrook, Orange, Wallingford, and Westbrook.

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2. North Central Area Agency on Aging

Hartford and Tolland Counties

860-724-6443 | 151 New Park Ave., P.O. Box 75, Hartford, CT 06106

Towns include: Andover, Ashford, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Canton, Columbia, Coventry, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.

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3. Senior Resources Agency on Aging

New London, Middlesex and Windham Counties

860-887-3561 | 19 Ohio Ave., Norwich, CT 06360

Towns include: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Lyme, Eastford, Essex, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Middlefield, Middletown, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Plainfield, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Westbrook, Willington, Windham, Woodstock.

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4. Southwestern CT Agency on Aging

Fairfield County

203-333-9288 | 1000 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604

Towns include: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Darien, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Milford, Monroe, New Canaan, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

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5. Western CT Area Agency on Aging

Litchfield, Fairfield, and New Haven Counties

203-757-5449 | 84 Progress Lane, Waterbury, CT 06705

Towns include: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Bristol, Burlington, Canaan (North Canaan), Canton, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Seymour, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Wolcott, and Woodbury.

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If you are unsure about your region, please call 800-994-9422 for assistance.

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