Program
North Carolina local aging offices
Your regional Area Agency on Aging, the front door for senior services.
What it can pay for
- a home care aide
- personal care
- homemaker help
- respite care
- adult day care
- meals
- rides
- Official name
- North Carolina's 16 regional Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
- Where
- NC
- Status
- Program running
- About the amount
- Service menu funded through HCCBG (S2-NC-03) and Family Caregiver Support money; no cash benefit directly from the AAA. Family Caregiver Support Program respite is capped statewide at $2,500 per caregiver household per fiscal year (DAAS Administrative Letter 12-07) — confirm current with your AAA.
- Housing rules
- No housing requirement for most services; ombudsman even reaches facility residents.
- How long it takes
- Information/referral is same-day; service start depends on local waitlist.
- How to apply
- Call your region's AAA (16 regions, phone table on the state map) or dial 211.
- Does not pay for
- No property taxes, big remodels, rent, or cash. Housing and Home Improvement only in 29 of 100 counties (S2-NC-02).
- Official source
- ncdhhs.gov
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026