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How to apply for Central Illinois Agency on Aging (CIAA / Age Central) — Options Counseling + Community Care Program + Meals (Peoria County)

Central Illinois Agency on Aging (CIAA / Age Central, Peoria) — the AAA serving Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties

Who it's for

Peoria County's Area Agency on Aging is the Central Illinois Agency on Aging (CIAA, branded 'Age Central'), a private not-for-profit at 700 Hamilton Boulevard, Peoria, serving people 60+. 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; caregiver support (NFCSP); benefits counseling (SNAP / Medicare Part D / SHIP / Benefit Access); and adult protective services. CIAA is one of Illinois's 13 Area Agencies on Aging. Call 309-674-2071.

Peoria: AAA = Central Illinois Agency on Aging (CIAA / Age Central) — 6 counties (Fulton/Marshall/Peoria/Stark/Tazewell/Woodford). Community Care Program (income-blind in-home care), meals, caregiver support.

What you'll need

  • Proof of age 60+
  • Proof of Peoria 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: 309-674-2071

Renewals

annual reassessment

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