Land of Sky Regional Council in Asheville, NC

Area Agencies on Aging are organizations that share information about local resources and support with people who are aging and their caregivers. “Area Agency on Aging” is a general term so your local agency may have a different name.

Area Agencies on Aging offer local service information to caregivers at little or no cost. They are often the first place that a caregiver should go to find affordable resources near them.

Programs and Services

Land of Sky Regional Council assists with the following programs and services:

• Family Caregiver Support Services
• Foster Grandparent Program
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Long Term Care Ombudsman
• Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG)
• Senior Companion Program
• Living Healthy Program (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program)
• Operation Fan/Heat Relief
• Local Contact Agency (Nursing Home Transition)
• Project C.A.R.E. (dementia specific caregiver support)
• Senior Community Services Employment Program
• SHIIP (The Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program)
• Congragate Nutrition Meal Sites
• Fall Prevention Coalition
• Senior Centers

Serving the Following Counties

Land of Sky Regional Council serves the following counties near Asheville, NC:

• Buncombe
• Henderson
• Madison
• Transylvania