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Establishment

The Indiana Division of Aging was created as Indiana’s State Unit on Aging in accordance with the Older Americans Act (OAA) and falls directly under the Family and Social Services Administration.  By Indiana statute the Division is granted the legal authority to establish and monitor programs that serve the needs of Indiana seniors.

In addition FSSA DA proactively carries out a wide range of functions designed to enhance comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems serving areas throughout Indiana through the following methods:

  • Advocacy
  • Planning
  • Coordination
  • Interagency linkages
  • Information sharing
  • Brokering of services
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Protective services

Vision Statement

The vision of the Division of Aging is to redefine the Long-Term Care Marketplace for Consumers and Providers.

Programs

The FSSA DA administers federal, state, and local grants as well as other sources of funding to coincide with the OAA and Administration on Aging's Federal and local agenda.  The Division facilitates the following programs in order to fulfill our mission:

  • Adult Guardianship Services
  • Adult Protective Services
  • CHOICE
  • Hospice
  • Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
  • Medicaid Waiver Program
  • Money Management Program
  • Nutrition Program
  • Older Hoosiers Program
  • OBRA / PASRR Administration
  • OPTIONS
  • Adult Day Services
  • Adult Foster Care
  •  Assisted Living
  • Home Health Care
  • Nursing Facilities
  • Self-Directed Attendant Care
  • RCAP (Residential Care Assistance Program)
  • ARCH (Assistance to Residents in County Homes)
  • Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
  • TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)
  • Title III-B Supportive Services and Senior Centers Program
  • Title III-D Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services
  •  Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program
  • Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program

 

FSSA Division of Aging Contact Information

FSSA Division of Aging
402 W. Washington St. W454, P.O. Box 7083, MS21
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
1-888-673-0002