Services and Programs

AgeOptions connects older adults and caregivers with community resources.

Services and Programs brought to you by AgeOptions

Active Daily Living

Active Daily Living

Helping Seniors and Family Caregivers with free, personalized advice to enhance health, independence, and aging-in-place.

Avisery

Avisery

Education and technical assistance for professionals who counsel older adults and people with disabilities on health care coverage options, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Benefits Enrollment Center

The National Council on Aging’s Center for Benefits Access supports 69 Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) around the country to help low-income people with Medicare access programs that pay for healthcare, food, and more.

Caring Together, Living Better (CTLB)

Caring Together, Living Better (CTLB)

West suburban faith and community based organizations provide services to support low-income African-American and Latinx caregivers.

H.O.P.E. by AgeOptions

H.O.P.E. by AgeOptions

We can help you move into your own home and live independently.

Illinois Pathways to Health

Illinois Pathways to Health

An initiative designed to connect people who are interested in bettering their health and well-being with programs.

LGBT+ Initiatives

LGBT+ Initiatives

We want to provide welcoming and inclusive services to all, regardless of sexual orientation, relationship status, and gender identity.

Library Program

Library Program

Public libraries in suburban Cook County offer targeted programming to older adults in their communities, providing socialization and bridging the digital divide.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, mandated by the Older American’s Act and the Illinois Act on Aging, works to protect and promote the rights and quality of life for residents living in long-term care facilities.

Memory Cafés

Memory Cafés

Memory Cafes are stigma-free social settings where people living with dementia and their care partners can meet others and enjoy time together!

Nutrition Innovations Initiatives

Nutrition Innovations Initiatives

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)

Illinois SMP: Empowering Consumers to Prevent Healthcare Fraud.

Services in Your Neighborhood

Services in Your Neighborhood

Utilize these directories to find services near your home.

Take Charge of Your Diabetes

Learn how to thrive with diabetes- not just survive!

Take Charge of Your Health

Take Charge of Your Health

Take part in a series of workshops to learn how to thrive.

TCARE (Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral)

TCARE is a caregiver assessment tool that identifies the stressors of individual caregivers and provides personalized tools and resources to support the caregiving journey.

Uniper

Uniper

Uniper is a virtual senior center brought into your home via your TV, and AgeOptions is offering this to you at no cost.

Virtual Programing

Check out virtual programing that is being offered and stay connected!

Partnerships and External Resources

Adult Protective Services

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 with a disability who reside in a domestic setting.

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

The ADRC offers information to help older adults, caregivers and people with disabilities make decisions about care.

BenefitsCheckUp®

BenefitsCheckUp®

A free web-based service of the National Council on Aging.

iFAST – Illinois Financial Abuse Specialist Team

iFAST – Illinois Financial Abuse Specialist Team

iFAST – The Illinois Financial Abuse Specialist Team – is a multi-disciplinary collaborative dedicated to preventing elder financial exploitation, the most commonly reported form of abuse against older adults.

National and State Resources

National and State Resources

AgeOptions recommends these organizations.

Suburban Cook County Fatality Review Team

Suburban Cook County Fatality Review Team

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.

TCARE (Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral)

TCARE is a caregiver assessment tool that identifies the stressors of individual caregivers and provides personalized tools and resources to support the caregiving journey.

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