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We provide services throughout the Permian Basin, State Planning and Service Area 9, covering over 23,000 square miles of rural West Texas.

To the online home of the Area Agency on Aging of the Permian Basin. With a network of 670 Area Agencies nationwide, our agency is one of 28 in the State of Texas dedicated to addressing the needs of older people and their caregivers.

The Benefits Counseling program is addressed in the Older Americans Act of 1965. Insurance benefits and public benefits are the primary areas of involvement, with the requirement to give priority to older individuals with greatest economical need. In addition to providing counseling services, outreach activities are conducted to inform older individuals of available benefits. The Texas Administrative Code defines these two components as Legal Assistance and Legal Awareness.

Caregiver coordination is designed to provide information, resources, education, training and benefits counseling to informal caregivers such as family and friends. Caregiver coordination focuses on those who take care of people age 60 and over. It's focus is to provide a variety of support that will temporarily relieve caregiver responsibilities. As a caregiver, you will learn about and gain access to programs and services, and you will be provided with educational opportunities to assist you in making decisions and solving problems relating to you caregiver role.

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