The Ohio Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Ohio. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $22.50 an hour for home care to $7,817 a month for skilled nursing care, Ohio is typically less expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Ohio Department of Aging
Address: 246 N. High St./1st Fl., Columbus, OH 43215-2406
Phone: 1-800-266-4346
TTY: Dial 711 and use 614-466-5500
To report suspected abuse, call the statewide, toll-free help line at 1-855-644-6277
To report suspected abuse in a nursing home or assisted living facility or by staff of a home care agency, call the State Ombudsman’s Office toll-free at 1-800-282-1206.
Email: OhioOmbudsman@age.ohio.gov
Phone: 1-800-282-1206
Ohio Department of Medicaid
Address: 50 West Town Street, Suite 400, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Ohio Medicaid Consumer Hotline: 800-324-8680
Provider Hotline (IVR): 800-686-1516
Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton & Warren)
Address: 175 Tri County Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 800/252-0155
Phone: 513/721-1025
Fax: 513/721-0090
Area Agency on Aging (Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby)
Address: 40 W. Second Street, Suite 400, Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 800/258-7277
Phone: 937/341-3000
Fax: 937/341-3005
Agency on Aging 3 (Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam & Van Wert)
Address: 2423 Allentown Road, Lima, OH 45805
Phone: 800/653-7277
Phone: 419/222-7723
Fax: 419/222-6212
Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio (Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams & Wood)
Address: 2155 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43609-0624
Phone: 800/472-7277
Phone: 419-382-0624
Fax: 419/382-4560
Ohio District 5 Area Agencies on Aging (Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot)
Address: 2131 Park Avenue West, Ontario, OH 44906-1226
Phone: 800/860-5799
Phone: 419/524-4144
Fax: 419/522-9482
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (Delaware, fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union)
Address: 3776 S. High Street, Columbus, OH 43207
Phone: 800/589-7277
Phone: 614/645-7250
Fax: 614/645-3884
Area Agency on Aging, District 7 (Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton)
Address: F32-URG, P.O. Box 500 (mail only), 160 Dorsey Drive, Rio Grande, OH 45674-0500
Phone: 800/582-7277
Phone: 740/245-5306
Fax: 740/245-5979
Buckeye Hills Regional Council (Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry & Washington)
Address: 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 800/331-2644
Phone: 740/373-6400
Fax: 740/373-1594
Area Agency on Aging Region 9 (Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum & Tuscarawas)
Address: 710 Wheeling Avenue, Cambridge, OH 43725
Phone: 800/945-4250
Phone: 740/439-4478
Fax: 740/432-1060
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain & Medina)
Address: 1700 East 13th Street. Suite 114, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 800/626-7277
Phone: 216/621-8010
Fax: 216/621-9262
Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging (Portage, Stark, Summit & Wayne)
Address: 1550 Corporate Woods Parkway, Uniontown, OH 44685
Phone: 800/421-7277
Phone: 330/896-9172
Fax: 330/896-6647
Direction Home of Eastern Ohio (Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning & Trumbull)
Address: 1030 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, OH 44509
Phone: 800/686-7367
Phone: 330/505-2300
Fax: 330/530-8862