Detroit Area Agency on Aging

OUR MISSION To educate, advocate, and promote healthy aging to enable people to make choices about home and community-based services and long-term care that will improve their quality of life. OUR VISION To create a community that cares for the vulnerable and advocates for the well-being of our constituents.

WHO WE ARE

Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) is a nonprofit agency that serves older persons, adults with disabilities, and caregivers residing in Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park & the 5 Grosse Pointes. We are one of 16 Area Agencies on Aging in the state of Michigan and 622 in the nation.

WHAT WE DO

We assist older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers by removing social, economic, physical, and psychological barriers and creating aging-friendly neighborhoods through nutrition, health and wellness, and senior independence.

• Information & Assistance
• Nutrition Services
• Health & Wellness
• Home Care Services
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman
• Medicaid-Medicare Assistance Program

• Senior Community Service Employment Program
• Community Wellness Service Centers
• Grand Parents Raising Grandchildren Committee
• Advocacy