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Area Agency on Aging

Mission: To assist Allegheny County residents, age 60 years and older, to live safe, healthy and, when possible, independent lives.

Administrator

Mildred E. Morrison

441 Smithfield Street
Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2219 

SeniorLine: (412) 350-5460
Toll Free: (800) 344-4319
Fax: (412) 350-4330
TDD/TTY: (412) 350-2727
email: SeniorLine@alleghenycounty.us

Business Office: (412) 350-4234 
Get Directions to 441 Smithfield Street

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Services

Provided by, contracted for and/or monitored by AAA.

Advocacy for long-term-care consumers (Ombudsman program)
Caregiver support
Dom Care (Adult foster care)
Health insurance coverage
Nursing home alternatives
Protection from abuse and neglect
Senior community centers
Senior training and employment
Services in the home
Support for parenting grandparents
Transportation

Publications related to AAA

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One-page overview of the Agency and a more detailed description of the Agency including legal mandates, administration, fiscal and client statistics, programs and services, and contact information.

Brochures
Resource Guides

Annual Plan and Budget

Websites of Interest
Advisory Body
Background

Established in 2000 as an integral part of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (Formerly Allegheny County Department of Aging)

Legal Mandates: AAA is required, through the following agencies and legislation, to deliver services to the elderly in a coordinated manner, utilizing all community resources in an effort to avoid duplication and ensure comprehensive, county-wide coverage:

  • Federal Administration on Aging
  • Pa. Department of Aging
  • Older Americans Act
  • Pa. Act 70 Administration

Administered:

  • within DHS by Mildred E. Morrison
  • with local oversight by the AAA Advisory Board (16 members) and
  • commonwealth oversight by the Pa. Department of Aging / Office of Long-term Living