CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions is a private, not-for-profit agency and one of 700 Area Agencies on Aging nationwide. Established in 1973 by an amendment to the 1965 Older Americans Act and incorporated in 1974, CICOA is not a government agency, but oversees state and federal funds and private donations to provide information, advocacy and support services for older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.

CICOA is Indiana's largest Area Agency on Aging and serves Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby Counties, where more than 20 percent of Indiana's population lives. In FY 2011, CICOA and its network of for-profit and not-for-profit providers delivered the following services for older adults and persons with disablities:

Aging & Disability Resource Center

• Handled more than 74,000 incoming and outgoing calls providing information and assistance, an increase of 30,000 compared to the prior year!
• Conducted 2,300 telephone assessments.
• Referred more than 2,500 callers to other community resources.
• Participated in 122 health fairs and speaking engagements.
• 899 volunteers provided almost 15,000 hours of community service.
• Logged more than 128,000 website visits.

In-Home Services

• Brokered $5.2 million of in-home care management services, such as homemaker, home health aide and attendant care to 3,190 clients.
• Conducted 8,300 nursing facility preadmission screenings.

Meals & More

• Delivered 493,647 meals in our eight-county area using CICOA drivers and volunteers of other contracted caterers.
• Served 385,533 home-delivered meals.
• Served 108,114 meals at neighborhood meal sites.
• Established a voucher program with Community Health Network's Touchpoint program for seniors and Community Hospital East, and Morgan Hospital & Medical Center and Martinsville Senior Center.

Caregiver Support

• Established the CareAware Family Caregiver support program.
• Provided information and support for 792 caregivers.
• Contracted to provide respite support and supplemental services to an additional 2,922 caregivers.

Lifelong Living Communities

• Completed 150 home modifications to enhance accessibility and home safety.
• Advocated for elder friendly communities with local area officials.