West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services in Charleston, WV

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

West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services assists with the following programs and services:

• Disease Prevention and Management
• Food and Fitness
• Health Care Promotion
• Older Americans Act Programs/LIFE
• State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) Medicare
• Lighthouse
• Family Alzheimer’s In-Home Respite (FAIR)
• Older Americans Act Programs/LIFE
• Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver
• Medicaid Personal Care
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• West Virginia Senior Legal Aid
• Emergency Preparedness