The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a division of CAPCOG. Call 512-916-6062 or 888-622-9111, or visit 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310, Suite 165, Austin. It serves ten counties including Travis, Williamson, and Hays, offering benefits counseling, care coordination, meals, and the ombudsman program.
How Austin families actually use this
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a division of CAPCOG, covering ten counties including Travis, Williamson and Hays. Reachable at 512-916-6062 or 888-622-9111, at 6800 Burleson Road in southeast Austin.
It is the hub for a wider set of services than most families expect: benefits counselling, care coordination, congregate and home-delivered meal funding, caregiver support, legal assistance, and the long-term care ombudsman program.
Do not confuse it with the Area Agency on Aging of Central Texas in Belton, which covers an entirely different set of counties. Directories mix the two up regularly.
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