Local senior resources for Downtown Aurora and the surrounding Aurora area — the free and low-cost help that keeps an older adult safe and supported, whether they're aging at home or planning a move.
Resources serving Downtown Aurora
- AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County (and the Illinois Department on Aging Senior HelpLine 1-800-252-8966): free options counseling and benefits screening for Kane County families.
- Community Care Program (CCP): Illinois Department on Aging in-home care, homemaker, and adult day services to help seniors avoid nursing-home placement near Downtown Aurora.
- Senior centers & home-delivered meals: congregate and Meals on Wheels programs, fitness, and social programs near Downtown Aurora.
- Medical transport: when it's not an emergency, rides to appointments at Rush Copley Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
- Veterans: VA Aid & Attendance through Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital; VA Caregiver Support Line 1-855-260-3274.
- Report elder abuse: Illinois Adult Protective Services hotline 1-866-800-1409 (24/7).
Aurora is Illinois' second-largest city, a Fox Valley hub spanning Kane and neighboring counties, with a growing mix of assisted living and memory care and a large bilingual population.
How to move forward
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