The Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc. first opened its doors in Cambridge in 1975. We are designated by the Ohio

Department of Aging as one of America’s nearly 700 Area Agencies on Aging. We serve a nine-county area from

Zanesville to Millersburg, Dover to Steubenville and St. Clairsville to Cambridge.

Our mission is to “help people, communities and organizations prepare for and address the challenges presented by

the rapid growth of our older population.”

Our staff currently includes 72 full-time employees. Our staff directly serve nearly 1,800 case-managed clients and

assist over 40,000 more older adults through contracts and grant programs. Our budget includes over $24 million in

local, state and federal funds, including Medicaid homecare waiver monies, Older Americans Act and State Senior

Services Block Grants.

• Empower each individual to make informed decisions about the best setting to meet their needs.

• Provide information about the options available to meet your long term needs and what factors to consider

when making long term care decisions.

• Explore all service alternatives, regardless of a specific service setting being sought by the individual.

PASSPORT: Provides in-home services for the frail elderly who are in danger of entering a nursing facility. It is a viable

alternative to nursing home care to those with low income.

Long Term Care Ombudsman: responds to questions and complaints about the care received from long term care

agencies, such as nursing homes and home health agencies.

Residential State Supplement (R.S.S.): Provides a cash supplement to help Medicaid eligible aged, blind, or disabled

adults remain in the community in a protective living environment, rather than being permanently institutionalized.

Adult Foster Home: A residence that provides accommodations, supervision and personal care services for one or two

unrelated adults.

provide or refer for advocacy and counseling, health screenings and wellness programs, meals, outreach, social activities

and transportation.

Area Agency on Aging

Provides a“one-stop-shop”for information, advice and assistance for caregivers and adults age 60 and over. Operates the

Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Program, MIPPA, PASSPORT, Care Coordination, Caring for Caregivers, Residential State

Supplement and numerous other programs. Provides funding for community and in-home services through contracts

with non-profit and for-profit businesses. Designated to the Ohio Department of Aging under the Federal Older Americans

Act to provide leadership and services to Guernsey, Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum

and Tuscarawas counties.

www.aarp.org

Material on matters of interest to older adults. Regular meetings provide recreation, education and information about

volunteer and employment opportunities. Insurance forms and income tax assistance, defensive driving programs and

discounts on prescription drugs and consumer goods and services.

A wide variety of services and opportunities to eligible seniors, including transportation, meals on wheels, home health

services, information and social activities.

delivered meals, nutrition education and congregate meals to any senior citizen who is a county resident and age 60+.

www.eldercare.gov

Helps families and friends find information about community services anywhere in the United States.

Provides a variety of social services for county residents.

If you don’t know where to turn or how to find what you need, call for referral to over 900 agencies to find help with

any problem.