This program can help you with everything you need to successfully move from a nursing home back into the community. We promote well-being, support quality of life and strive to bring hope by respecting your unique circumstances and goals.
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Food plays a very important role in our lives. What we eat significantly affects our health, quality of life and longevity. Good nutrition is essential in maintaining cognitive and physical functioning. For older adults, proper and balanced nutrit…
TCARE is a caregiver assessment tool that identifies the stressors of individual caregivers and provides personalized tools and resources to support the caregiving journey.
Public libraries in suburban Cook County offer targeted programming to older adults in their communities, providing socialization and bridging the digital divide.
AgeOptions’ Benefit Enrollment center and our network of community-based partners help low-income seniors and people with disabilities find and enroll in all the benefits programs for which they are eligible.
The Illinois Department on Aging’s Adult Protective Services Program is responsible for investigating suspected cases of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and self-neglect experienced by older adults 60 years of age or older and adults 18-59 …
The Long-term Care Ombudsman program represents and advocates for the rights of long-term care facility residents age 60 and older and protects and promotes their quality of life.
The AgeOptions Emergency Preparedness web page has checklists, a situation summary and sources and materials to keep older adults and caregivers, as well as our partners and funded agencies, informed about alerts, public health recommendations and…
The Suburban Cook Adult Fatality Review Team examines deaths associated with suspected abuse and or neglect of persons aged 18-59 with a disability and older adults 60+ years old residing in a domestic setting.
This AgeOptions initiative helps all Illinoisans better manage chronic conditions and reduce risk of falls. Improve your health and well-being with interactive workshops.
Improve your health and well-being with interactive workshops for anyone with a chronic condition such as COPD, heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain, or cancer. Caregivers, family and friends welcome to join as we learn skills to improve sleep, f…