Alaska
Aging & Senior Services Resource Guide
State Agency: Alaska Commission on Aging
Website: health.alaska.gov – Commission on Aging (opens in new window)
Area Agencies: Division of Senior and Disabilities Services (opens in new window)
Key Services Available
- Senior and Disabilities Services
- Home and community-based services
- Nutrition programs
- Transportation
- Legal services
- Caregiver support
- SHIP counseling
- Long-term care ombudsman
- Adult protective services
Visit eldercare.acl.gov (opens in new window) and enter your zip code to find local Area Agencies on Aging and service providers.
Alaska’s 6 Regional Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
Alaska doesn’t have counties like other states. It uses boroughs and census areas, and instead of traditional Area Agencies on Aging, it has 6 regional Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) plus key senior organizations.
State Agency: Alaska Division of Senior and Disabilities Services
Website: health.alaska.gov – Senior and Disabilities Services (opens in new window)
Statewide ADRC Helpline: 1-877-625-2372
ADRC of Anchorage (Municipality of Anchorage)
muni.org – ADRC (opens in new window)
Phone: 907-343-7770
Covers: Municipality of Anchorage
ADRC North (Fairbanks Senior Center)
adrcnorth.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 907-452-2551
Covers: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Southeast Fairbanks, Yukon-Koyukuk, Denali Borough, North Slope Borough
ADRC of Kenai Peninsula (Independent Living Center)
peninsulailc.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 907-262-6333
Covers: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Valdez-Cordova, Kodiak Island Borough
ADRC of Southeast Alaska (SAIL)
sailinc.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 907-586-4920
Covers: City and Borough of Juneau, Haines Borough, Skagway, Yakutat, Hoonah-Angoon, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, Ketchikan Gateway, Prince of Wales-Hyder
ADRC of Mat-Su (Mat-Su Health Foundation)
healthymatsu.org (opens in new window)
Phone: 907-373-3632
Covers: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
ADRC of Western Alaska (Bristol Bay Native Association)
bbna.com – Social Service Programs (opens in new window)
Phone: 1-844-842-5257
Covers: Aleutian Islands, Lake and Peninsula, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Bethel, Kusilvak, Nome, Northwest Arctic
Key Senior Centers
- Anchorage Senior Activity Center asprior.org (opens in new window)
- Fairbanks Senior Center fairbanksseniorcenter.org (opens in new window)
- Wasilla Area Seniors Inc. alaskaseniors.com (opens in new window)
- Juneau Senior Center ccsjuneau.org (opens in new window)
- Kenai Senior Center kenaiseniors.com (opens in new window)
- Kodiak Senior Center prior.org/seniorservices (opens in new window)
Other Important Resources
- Alaska Commission on Aging health.alaska.gov – Commission on Aging (opens in new window)
- Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska alzalaska.org (opens in new window)
- Alaska Legal Services (free legal help for seniors) alsc-law.org (opens in new window)
- Alaska Medicare Information Office (SHIP) 1-800-478-6065