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How Families Pay for Senior Care

Private pay, Indiana's PathWays Waiver and RCAP, VA Aid and Attendance, and long-term care insurance.

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How families pay for care. Indiana's PathWays Waiver pays for care services, RCAP pays for room and board, and VA Aid and Attendance can help veterans and surviving spouses. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

What should I do after a parent's first fall?

Treat it as a signal, not an accident -- a first fall is one of the strongest predictors of the next one. Get the cause investigated (medications, vision, inner-ear issues), fix the immediate environment, and ask CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions about equipment-lending programs.

What should I do right after a dementia diagnosis?

Slow down -- very little has to be decided the first month. Get the specific diagnosis type, since Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Lewy body and frontotemporal dementia progress differently, and put power of attorney and medical power of attorney paperwork in place now, while capacity is clear.

I live out of state. How do I manage my parent's care from a distance?

Build a plan that survives a bad-weather week when you cannot fly in. Recruit local eyes such as a Meals on Wheels driver or trusted neighbor, get medical power of attorney and HIPAA authorization in place, and establish one local point of contact, such as CICOA or a geriatric care manager.

Which Area Agency on Aging covers Marion County?

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, Indiana's Planning & Service Area 8, covers Marion County and all five surrounding collar counties this site serves. Reach CICOA at 317-254-5465 or its Resource Center at 317-803-6131.

Does Hamilton County have its own Area Agency on Aging?

No -- Hamilton County is covered by the same agency as Indianapolis, CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, so Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville families use the same regional resources as Marion County families.

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