Arkansas

Aging & Senior Services Resource Guide

State Agency: Arkansas Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services

Website: humanservices.arkansas.gov – Aging Services (opens in new window)

Area Agencies: View all Area Agencies on Aging (opens in new window)

Statewide Association: agingarkansas.org (opens in new window)

Key Services Available

  • Home-delivered meals
  • Congregate meals
  • Homemaker services
  • Personal care
  • Transportation
  • Legal assistance
  • Caregiver support
  • Respite care
  • SHIP counseling
  • Long-term care ombudsman
  • Adult protective services
Find Local Services Near You
Visit eldercare.acl.gov (opens in new window) and enter your zip code to find your county-level Area Agency on Aging and local service providers.

Arkansas’s 8 Regional Area Agencies on Aging

Arkansas has 8 regional Area Agencies on Aging covering all 75 counties.

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas

aaanwar.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 870-741-1144 / 800-432-9721

Counties: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Washington

White River Area Agency on Aging

wraaa.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 870-612-3000

Counties: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Woodruff

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging

e4aonline.com (opens in new window)

Phone: 870-930-2202

Counties: Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett, Randolph, St. Francis

Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas

aaasea.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 870-543-6300

Counties: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln

CareLink

carelink.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 501-372-5300

Counties: Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline (Little Rock metro area)

West Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging (Senior Specialists)

seniorspecialists.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 501-321-2286

Counties: Clark, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pope, Yell

Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas

agewithdignity.com (opens in new window)

Phone: 870-234-7410

Counties: Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Sevier, Union

Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas

agingwest.org (opens in new window)

Phone: 479-783-4500

Counties: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Polk, Scott, Sebastian

Other Key Resources

For Arkansas SHIP Medicare counseling, call
800-224-6330