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How to apply for Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging (PSA 01) — Options Counseling + Community Care Program + Meals (Boone County)

Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging (NIAAA, Rockford) — the PSA 01 Area Agency on Aging serving Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties

Who it's for

Boone County's Area Agency on Aging is the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging (NIAAA, PSA 01). Services: Aging & Disability Resource Network information and assistance; intake/referral for the Illinois Community Care Program (CCP) in-home services via a local Care Coordination Unit; home-delivered and congregate meals (locally through the Boone County Council on Aging / Keen Age Center); caregiver support (NFCSP); benefits counseling (SNAP / Medicare / Benefit Access); and adult protective services. NIAAA is one of Illinois's 13 Area Agencies on Aging. Call 815-226-4901 or 1-800-542-8402.

Boone: AAA = NIAAA (PSA 01); local senior services via the Boone County Council on Aging / Keen Age Center. Entry point for CCP, meals, caregiver support.

What you'll need

Proof of age 60+
Proof of Boone County residency
For Home-Delivered Meals: documentation of homebound status
For CCP: Care Coordination Unit assessment
Medicare card if enrolled

Where to apply

Apply online: official application

By phone: 815-226-4901

Renewals

annual reassessment

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