Aging: Programs and Services for Older Adults
May is Older Americans Month and Aging, Disability, and Independent Living Network Professionals Appreciation Month!
We are celebrating the robust and dedicated network of Wisconsin professionals working in programs supported by the DHS Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources.
Aging programs and services
Take a look at aging programs and services in Wisconsin. Find a topic and select the link to learn more.
Not sure where to start?
Contact an aging and disability resource center
Aging in Wisconsin
Local contacts for aging programs
- Benefit Specialists
- Find your local aging and disability resource center
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Medicare Counseling for Wisconsin Residents
Programs supporting independence and wellness
- Adult Protective Services
- Better Health Through Proven Programs
- Elder Abuse
- Elderly Nutrition Program
- Falls Prevention for Older Adults
- Family Caregiver Support Programs
- Wisconsin Senior Employment Program
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Disabilities
- Blind or Visually Impaired Information and Services
- Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Physical Disability Programs and Information
Medicaid and long-term care
- Board on Aging & Long Term Care
- Estate Recovery Program
- Family Care
- Family Care Partnership
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
- IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct)
- Spousal Impoverishment Protection
For volunteers
- Foster Grandparent Program
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program
- Senior Companion Program
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program