Heart of Texas Area Agency on Aging

Area Agency on Aging of the Heart of Texas (AAAHOT) is one of 28 Area Agency on Aging contractors designated statewide by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). AAAHOT provides access to needed social services, effective screening and assessment of individual needs, and advocacy for the older persons (age 60 and older) in our six-county region. Access services are provided to older persons and their family members’ or other caregivers. Services provided directly by AAAHOT staff includes three core programs – benefits counseling, care coordination, and LTC ombudsman services. AAAHOT also contracts with service providers throughout the region to provide nutrition (congregate and home delivered meals), demand transportation, medication management and assistance, caregiver support, and homemaker care.