State By State Resources

If you are interested in finding the best living arrangements for your retirement or for your loved ones, you can call the national eldercare hotline to find your local area agency on aging or one of the following state agencies:

Alabama
Council on Aging -- Office of Senior Services
[205]-325-1416

Alaska
Alaska Division of Senior Services -- Commission on Aging
[907]-465-3250

Arizona
Arizona Aging and Adult Administration - Department of Economic Security
[602]-542-4446

Arkansas
Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services
[501]-682-2441

California
California Department on Aging
[916]-322-5290

Colorado
Colorado Division of Aging and Adult Services - Department of Human Services
[303]-620-4147

Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Social Services - Elderly Services Division
[800]-443-9946

Delaware
Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults With Physical Disabilities
[800]-223-9074
[302]-453-3820

District Of Columbia
District of Columbia Office on Aging
[202]-724-5622

Florida
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
[850]-414-2000

Georgia
Georgia Division of Aging Services
[404]-657-5258

Hawaii
Hawaii Executive Office on Aging - Office of the Governor [808]-586-0100

Idaho
Idaho Office on Aging
[208]-334-3833

Illinois
Illinois Department on Aging
[800]-252-8966
[217]-785-2870

Indiana
Indiana Bureau of Aging and In-Home Services
[800]-545-7763
[317]-232-7020

Iowa
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
[515]-281-5187

Kansas
Kansas Department on Aging
[913]-296-4986

Kentucky
Kentucky Division of Aging Services - Cabinet for Human Resources [502]-564-6930

Louisiana
Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
[504]-342-7100

Maine
Bureau of Elder and Adult Services - Department of Human Services [207]-624-5335

Maryland
Maryland Office on Aging - State Office Building
[410]-225-1100
[800]-243-3425

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
[617]-727-7750

Michigan
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
[517]-373-8230
[800]-882-2003

Minnesota
Minnesota Board on Aging
[612]-296-2770
[800]-333-2433

Mississippi
Mississippi Council on Aging
[601]-359-4929

Missouri
Missouri Division on Aging - Department of Social Services [314]-751-3082
[800]-235-5503

Montana
Montana Governor's Office on Aging
[406]-444-7787
[800]-332-2272

Nebraska
Nebraska Department on Aging
[402]-471-2306

Nevada
Nevada Division for Aging Service
[702]-486-3545

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Division of Elderly & Adult Services
[603]-271-4680

New Jersey
New Jersey Division on Aging
[609]-588-3447
[800]-792-8820

New Mexico
New Mexico State Agency on Aging
[505]-827-7640
[800]-342-2080

New York
New York Office for the Aging
[518]-474-4425
[800]-342-9871

North Carolina
North Carolina Division of Aging
[919]-733-8395

North Dakota
North Dakota State Aging Services Division
[701]-328-8910
[800]-451-8693

Ohio
Ohio Department of Aging
[614]-466-5500
[800]-282-1206

Oklahoma
State Office of Longterm Ombudsman
[405]-512-6734

Oregon
Longterm Healthcare
[503]-945-5832

Pennsylvania
Office Of Longterm Ombudsman
[717]-783-7247

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
[401]-222-2858

South Carolina
South Carolina Division on Aging
[803]-253-6177

South Dakota
South Dakota Office of Aging
[605]-773-3656

Tennessee
Tennessee Commission on Aging
[615]-741-2056

Texas
Nursing Home Facilities Administrators
[512]-834-6787

Utah
Utah Department of Social Services
[801]-538-3910

Vermont
Vermont Department of Aging and Disabilities
[802]-241-2400

Virginia
Virginia Department for the Aging
[804]-662-9333
[800]-552-3402

Washington
Washington Aging and Adult Services
[360]-902-7796

West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
[304]-558-3317

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Bureau of Aging
[608]-266-2536

Wyoming
Wyoming Dvision on Aging
[307]-777-7986
[800]-442-2766