The Area Agency on Aging works as advocates, planners, coordinators and developers to ensure  the needed services to citizens of the community who are 60 years of age and older.

The agency will contract with service providers in the area to deliver services to seniors. The agency assesses the services provided and monitors the providers for compliance to predetermined service levels and goals.

The Area Agency also works with various legislative bodies to help identify and address the needs of seniors in the community. The agency works to bring funding to the area through various sources, grants and fundraising. The Area Agency provides information to the community at large regarding issues concerning the elderly.

Council on Aging Members representing the eight counties of NKADD:

BOONE Martha Snider Billy Jo Morris Russ Callahan Deanna Skees	CAMPBELL Rose Beiting Marsha Dufeck Diana Herrmann Lee Hopkins Ray Kremer	CARROLL Ann Deatherage, Chair Laverne Ryan Robert Young, Vice Chair
GALLATIN Kate Kinman Marilyn Stephenson OWEN Jackie Allnutt Betty Whitehead	GRANT Stan Flerlage John Boyles PENDLETON Virgilene Moore Anna Mary Tackett	KENTON Jerry Moser Adam Davey Michael Farrell Stella Herzog Rose Lege Ted Smith Selena Spriggs D. Garry Neltner

Council on Aging Committees and Chairs 

ADVOCACY Ray Kremer	PLANNING  Ted Smith	EXECUTIVE Ann Deatherage
Elder Maltreatment Alliance Carla Austin	FINANCE Robert Young	FOCAL POINT Laverne Ryan

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