How Does Your State Support the Aging Population?
The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) is a non-profit association representing the nation’s 56 officially designated state and territorial agencies on aging. NASUA’s mission is to, “…advance social, health, and economic policies responsive to the needs of a diverse aging population and to enhance the capacity of its membership to promote the rights, dignity and independence of, and expand opportunities and resources for, current and future generations of older persons, adults with disabilities and their families.”
In practical terms, these state agencies may help on a number of fronts including assistance with housing, legal documents like living wills, Medicare and Medicaid and prescription drug assistance. Each state site has its own unique set of services and information.
The only trouble with the national site is that a good number of the links are no longer pointing to the current state site. For those that weren’t working, we’ve captured the current links below. The national site link is at the bottom.
- California Department of Aging
- District of Columbia Office on Aging
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs
- Georgia Division for Aging Services
- Hawaii Executive Office on Aging
- Indiana Division of Aging
- Kansas Department on Aging
- Kentucky Department for Aging & Independent Living
- Louisiana Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
- Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
- Missouri Division of Senior & Disability Services
- New York State Office for the Aging
- Oklahoma Aging Services Division
- South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
- Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services
- Virginia Department for the Aging
- National Association of State Units on Aging
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