Aging/Older Adults

From this website one can access a variety of information on programs and services in Wisconsin for older people and caregivers.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, healthcare and employment. This website provides information on services pertaining to aging and disability issues.

This website from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services provides information and links on: Abuse; Aging; Benefits; Caregiving; Chronic Illnesses; Functional Disability; In Home Care; Insurance; Residential Care; Developmental Disability.

This site provides information and links offered in seven languages on: Health Care, Disability Programs, Financial Assistance, Children's Services, Medicaid, Child Care & Working Families.

The Virginia Department of Social Services site provides information and links on: Health Care, Disability Programs, Financial Assistance, Children's Services, Medicaid, Child Care & Working Families.

Health and Human Resources oversees twelve state agencies which provide important and vital services to Virginians with mental retardation, mental illness, substance abuse, physical disabilities, and to low-income working families.

The mission of the Vermont Agency of Human Services is to promote the highest level of independence for all individuals regardless of disability or disorder. Links provide information regarding: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Developmental Disabilities; Mental Health; Human Services Center; Rehabilitation Services.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, healthcare and employment. The site has specific disability and elderly resource centers.

The Department of Human Services offers programs working with the elderly, substance abusers, people with disabilities, abused children, young offenders, the mentally ill, people who need assistance obtaining child support and others.

This program provides home- and community-based services to people who are elderly and to adults with disabilities as a cost-effective alternative to living in a nursing home. DHS employees provide case management services. Services are available across the state; however, the average length of time on the interest list varies by where you live.