Elder Care Servies Serving Avoca, WI

The Board on Aging and Long Term Care primarily advocates for people aged 60 and older, who reside in a Nursing Home (NH), Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF), Adult Family Home (AFH) or receive funding through The Community Options Program (COP).

Aging units in the planning & service area include Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond Du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood. Aging Units of: Bad River, Forest County Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Lac Du Flambeau, Lac Courte Oreilles, Menominee County/Tribe, Oneida, Red Cliff, Sokaogon Chippewa, Stockbridge-Munsee, and St Croix Tribes.

The Iowa county aging unit provides information and assistance and operates programs funded under the Federal Older Americans Act as well as those funded by state dollars including the Elderly Benefit Specialist program.