Our primary mission is to help older adults and people with disabilities to live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible.
The Purchase Area Agency on Aging & Independent Living (AAAIL) administers federally and state-funded aging programs. It plans, coordinates, and advocates for the development of comprehensive, community-based services to help seniors remain as independent as possible in their homes and communities. The AAAIL is also responsible for administering, providing technical assistance, and monitoring these programs.
Aging & Disability Resource Center
An information and referral source for one-stop shopping for aging and disability programs and services available.
Elder Abuse Prevention
Education to increase public awareness of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, and its prevention.
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Services include information, assistance, caregiver counseling, training, support groups, respite care, and supplemental services assisting the following:
(1) the adult informal caregiver caring for an elderly person aged 60 or older or an individual of any age with Alzheimer’s or related disorder;
(2) Grandparents and relatives (not including a parent) age 55 or older caring for a relative child no older than 18 years of age-related by birth, marriage, or adoption are eligible for help with purchasing school clothes, furniture for the child, summer camps, and much more. This program has no income restrictions.
Kentucky Grandparent Program
The grandparent and primary caregiver of a child under the age of 18 are eligible for assistance with purchasing school clothes, furniture for the child, summer camps, and much more. There are no age requirements for grandparents. Click here for more information on this program.
Kentucky Homecare Program
A client’s situation is reviewed so that a care plan can be developed and implemented to provide appropriate, comprehensive, and timely services. Services do not replace medical care but are designed to help meet daily living needs.
Kentucky Veterans Directed Care
It offers eligible veterans a flexible budget to purchase services that help them live independently at home in the community rather than in an institution.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
A service designed to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints on behalf of residents in long-term care facilities.
National Family Caregiver Program
A 55-year-old or older Caregiver/Grandparent of a child under 18 is eligible for help purchasing school clothes, furniture for the child, summer camps, and much more. This program has no income restrictions. Click here for more information on this program.
Participant Directed Services
This is a program for Medicaid waiver-eligible consumers of any age who choose to direct their own care. It allows flexibility in who and when services are provided.
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Provides part-time training opportunities for low-income individuals 55 or older who wish to enter or re-enter the workforce.
State Health Insurance Assistance
Provides one-on-one assistance with Medicare, Medicaid, and other public/private benefit programs.
Title III
Older Americans Act
Title III of the Older Americans Act provides supportive services, legal assistance, congregate and home-delivered meals, health promotion, and caregiving services to assist citizens aged 60 or older.
- Supportive Services are provided through Senior Citizens Centers located in each county. These centers serve as a focal point for information, services, and advocacy for seniors, as well as a wide range of recreational, social, and volunteer opportunities.
- Legal Services provides counseling and/or assistance on legal matters, legal advocacy, legal education, advice on civil issues, and/or representation before some administrative board or judicial body.
- Nutrition Services program provides congregate and home-delivered noon meals prepared and delivered throughout the region. Each county’s senior center has a contract to provide meals in that county.
- Health Promotion Services provides education and assistance in the health promotion areas related to Mental Health and Medication Management.
The Purchase AAAIL programs are funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department for Aging and Independent Living, and the US Department of Health and Human Services under the Older Americans Act. The Medicaid Waiver, the Department of Labor, the Nutrition Service Incentive Program, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provide other funds. Local funds are also provided to support these programs.
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Purchase Area Development District
Area Agency on Aging & Independent Living
1002 Medical Drive, Mayfield, KY 42066
Phone: 270.247.9426
Toll-Free: 1.800.866.4213
Cissy Fox, Human Services Director
Policies and Procedures
The Policy and Procedures Manual contains general guidelines for each program administered by the Purchase Area Agency on Aging & Independent Living. Each chapter represents a different program.
For more information, please call 270.247.7171 or email us.