2025 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging
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Summary
USAging has released the 2025 National AAA Survey Chartbook. The new data underscores the important role AAAs play and how they are adapting to meet the increasingly complex needs of a growing older adult population.
Key findings include:
• Growing Waitlists: Seventy-one percent of AAAs report waitlists for OAA services, with home-delivered meals, homemaker services and personal care among the most requested.
• Support for Caregivers: Nearly all AAAs (99 percent) serve caregivers of older adults, and most also assist older caregivers raising relative children (95 percent) and caregivers of adults with disabilities (94 percent). However, 25 percent rely exclusively on OAA funding for these services, limiting their ability to meet demand.
• Expanding Services: AAAs are addressing critical community needs beyond core services, including social isolation (95 percent), housing supports (88 percent) and behavioral health (31 percent).
• Housing Challenges: Ninety-four percent of AAAs identify lack of affordable housing for older adults as a top challenge. Significant unmet needs persist for innovative housing solutions (71 percent), grandfamily housing (60 percent) and homelessness prevention programs (59 percent).
Key findings include:
• Growing Waitlists: Seventy-one percent of AAAs report waitlists for OAA services, with home-delivered meals, homemaker services and personal care among the most requested.
• Support for Caregivers: Nearly all AAAs (99 percent) serve caregivers of older adults, and most also assist older caregivers raising relative children (95 percent) and caregivers of adults with disabilities (94 percent). However, 25 percent rely exclusively on OAA funding for these services, limiting their ability to meet demand.
• Expanding Services: AAAs are addressing critical community needs beyond core services, including social isolation (95 percent), housing supports (88 percent) and behavioral health (31 percent).
• Housing Challenges: Ninety-four percent of AAAs identify lack of affordable housing for older adults as a top challenge. Significant unmet needs persist for innovative housing solutions (71 percent), grandfamily housing (60 percent) and homelessness prevention programs (59 percent).