Connecticut
Aging & Senior Services Resource Guide
State Agency: Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services
Website: portal.ct.gov – Aging and Disability (opens in new window)
Area Agencies: View all Area Agencies on Aging (opens in new window)
Statewide Network: agingct.org (opens in new window)
Statewide Helpline: 800-994-9422 (Aging Answers)
Key Services Available
- Home care program for elders
- CT Home Care Program
- Nutrition services
- Transportation
- Legal assistance
- Caregiver support
- SHIP counseling
- Long-term care ombudsman
- Adult protective services
- Medicare Savings Program
Visit eldercare.acl.gov (opens in new window) and enter your zip code to find your local Area Agency on Aging and service providers.
Connecticut’s 5 Area Agencies on Aging
Connecticut has 5 Area Agencies on Aging covering all 169 towns across 8 counties. Connecticut is unique — it organizes by towns, not counties.
North Central Area Agency on Aging (NCAAA)
ncaaact.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 860-724-6443
Covers: Hartford and Tolland Counties (38 towns)
Towns include: Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks
Senior Resources Agency on Aging (SRAA)
seniorresourcesec.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 860-887-3561
Covers: New London, Middlesex, and Windham Counties (Eastern CT)
Towns include: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Lyme, Essex, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Madison, Mansfield, Middlefield, Middletown, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Plainfield, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Westbrook, Willington, Windham, Woodstock
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AOASCC)
aoascc.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 203-785-8533
Covers: Greater New Haven and lower Naugatuck Valley
Towns include: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, Woodbridge
Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging (WCAAA)
wcaaa.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 203-757-5449
Covers: Litchfield and parts of New Haven/Hartford Counties
Towns include: Bantam, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Prospect, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury
Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (SWCAA)
swcaa.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 203-333-9288
Covers: Fairfield County
Towns include: Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Other Key Resources
- CHOICES Program (CT SHIP — Free Medicare Counseling) 800-994-9422
- Connecticut Adult Protective Services 888-385-4225
- Connecticut Long-Term Care Ombudsman 866-388-1888
- Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter 800-272-3900
- CT Home Care Program for Elders Contact your regional AAA above
- 2-1-1 Connecticut Dial 211 for any human services referral