Local senior resources for Downtown Wheaton and the surrounding Wheaton 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 Wheaton
- 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 DuPage 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 Wheaton.
- Senior centers & home-delivered meals: congregate and Meals on Wheels programs, fitness, and social programs near Downtown Wheaton.
- Medical transport: when it's not an emergency, rides to appointments at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Advocate Good Samaritan 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).
Wheaton is the DuPage County seat, a family suburb with newer senior communities around Danada and the downtown, convenient to Central DuPage Hospital in nearby Winfield.
How to move forward
You don't have to sort this out alone. Get in touch with a free Chicago Senior Advisor advisor, and we'll match you to one to three vetted options.
