Publications

• The Aging Network
• Assistance in Your Home and Community
• Family Caregiver Support
  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Relatives Raising Children
• Elder Rights
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect Program – Abuse Prevention in your Neighborhood
  • Illinois Long Term Care Ombudsman Program – Abuse Prevention within a Nursing Facility
  • Legal Assistance
• Housing Options
• Prescription Drug Assistance
• Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs

The Aging Network

See also:

• Human Service Plan Phase I: 2004, 2005 and 2006, Volume Six (book - 1,262 KB) is an accounting of Department on Aging activities in Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 and planning efforts relative to service delivery in Fiscal Year 2006.



• Illinois Department on Aging Annual Report, FY 2007 (441 KB), submitted annually to the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly as required by Public Act 81–202, describes Department activities and accomplishments for each state fiscal year ending June 30.
  • FY 2008 (385 KB)


• Serving Minority Seniors, (book, 2008 - 684 KB) an annual report to the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly, as required by Public Act 88-0254, on programs and services provided to minority seniors by Illinois’ human service agencies, examines service barriers, needs, gaps and problems, as well as current initiatives to address them. The report is a collaboration of the Illinois Departments of Aging, Healthcare and Family Services, Human Services and Public Health.



• Telling It Like It Was...Illinois' Elders Share Their Stories (book, 2004 - 2,646 KB) a special printing produced in collaboration with BlueCross and BlueShield of Illinois celebrating Illinois ethnic minority elders.



• Video Lending Library (2007 - 31 KB) is a listing of videotapes available for free, but limited, use through the Department on Aging.

Archival – Research
For copies of the following historical publications, contact the Illinois Department on Aging's Senior HelpLine.

• Governor's Statewide Elder Abuse Task Force: Findings and Recomendations (book, 2001) was provided by the 31-member Elder Abuse Task Force, which included representatives from law enforcement and criminal justice, state government, the financial industry, advocacy organizations and social service agencies. The group focused on financial exploitation, the largest single category of abuse against older persons, and formulated recommendations to further address the problem.



• Governor's Summit on Aging 1999 Final Report (book, 2000) provides information on the Summit, which was held in October, 1999, to elicit recommendations relating to senior citizens. Transportation, housing, financial independence, elder rights, long term care, nutritional health and "seniors of the future" were the topics covered.



• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Family Challenge (Special Report, 1998) consisting of findings and recommendations of the Illinois Symposium on Legal and Supportive Services for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.



• A Guidebook on Volunteer Opportunities in Illinois (book, 1994) gives an overview of opportunities to help others, agencies to contact to reach those who need volunteer help and other valuable information.



• Limited English Proficient Elderly in Illinois, (Feb. 2004 - 607 KB) a Facts on Aging publication providing demographics on Illinois' ethnic minority elderly, accompanied with a chart, Limited English Proficient Elderly in Illinois by Language, featuring the Illinois Area Agencies on Aging that have more than 100 elderly speaking one non-English language (Feb. 2004 - 13 KB).



• Older Women in Illinois...the Differences They Face (book, 1997) is an updated report describing why it is different for a woman to grow older than it is for a man. Various concerns women have about income, housing, health care, etc. are explained and population characteristics are detailed. The report also takes a look at "older women of tomorrow."



• Profile of Illinois’ Elderly, "A Fast–Changing Demography" 1994 (book, 1994) explores demographic information on the status of aging in Illinois. Data (based on the 1990 census) provides a broad overview of the elderly population and specifics on groups like the "oldest–old," women, minorities, rural elderly, etc.



• Project 20–20 Report (book, 1995) provides results of a statewide grassroots study of the Illinois Aging Network – accomplishments of the past 20 years and recommendations for the next 20 years. Written by the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs at Roosevelt University.

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Assistance in Your Home & Community

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• Choices for Care in Illinois (brochure, 2009) explains the purpose of the Choices for Care Program and answers questions about how it functions.
  • En Español – Opciones de Cuidado en Illinois (2008 - 205 KB).


• Choices for Care in Illinois (book, 2009) provides comprehensive information and a starting point for older adults and their families in exploring options available for community-based long term care.



• Community Care Program (brochure, 2009 - 155 KB) describes Illinois’ Community Care Program, designed to prevent premature or unnecessary institutionalization by offering in–home, community–based services to eligible adults age 60 and older.
  • En Español – Programa de Cuidado Comunitario: Ayudando a las Personas Mayores a Vivir Independientemente (2008 - 163 KB).


• Determination of Need, Service Cost Maximum Study (report, 2009 - 1,227 KB) responds to Illinois Public Act 95-565, which directed the Illinois Department on Aging to ensure that the determination of need (DON) tool is accurate in determining the participants' level of need. View more Older Adult Services Act publications at OASA Resources and Links.



• Emergency Home Response Service (brochure, 2009 - 328 KB), part of the Community Care Program, this service is a 24-hour emergency communication link to assistance outside the home for older adults with documented health and safety needs and mobility limitations.
  • En Español – Servicio de Repuesta de Emergencia en el Hogar (2008 - 366 KB).


• Illinois Volunteer Money Management Program (brochure, 2006 - 258 KB) describes the protective service for limited income seniors who need help managing their finances. The program is co–sponsored by the Department and AARP.



• Older Adult Services Act Annual Report, 2009, (book, 2009 - 685 KB) submitted each January to the Illinois General Assembly as required by Public Act 93-1031, it describes the Department's progress toward compliance with the Older Adults Services Act.
  • 2008 (507 KB)
  • 2007 (648 KB)
  • 2006 (625 KB)
  To view more OASA publications, view OASA Resources and Links.



• Senior Community Service Employment Program (brochure, 2008 - 366 KB) explains this nationwide program, sponsored by Green Thumb, Inc. and other contracting organizations, which provides part-time public service employment for individuals age 55 and older with limited income. A special effort is made to place program participants in jobs that directly benefit other older people.



• State and Federal Programs for Older Adults (book, 2009 - 998 KB) describes a wealth of government programs and benefits available to older adults and their families. Toll-free numbers, special numbers for the hearing impaired and other important phone numbers are given, and State Units on Aging are listed.

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Family Caregiver Support

See also:

• "Do you know someone who is caring for an older adult?" (brochure, 2007 - 526 KB) discusses the Illinois Family Caregiver Support Program that helps families and friends who provide care for older adults.
  • En Español – Programa de Apoyo para los Cuidadores: ¿Conoce usted a alguien que está cuidando a una persona mayor? (2008 - 531 KB).

Relatives raising children:
See also: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Illinois (brochure, 2007 - 233 KB) developed by the Task Force on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Illinois as a guide for grandparent caregivers in seeking help and support, and it is part of the Illinois Family Caregiver Support Program.
  • En Español – Abuelos/as Criando Nietos en Illinois (2008 - 193 KB).


• Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children: Who Can Help in Illinois?, (brochure, 2008 - 295 KB) developed by the Task Force on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Illinois as a resource for contacts to help and support.

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Contact

To receive publications not currently online or for more information, contact the Illinois Department on Aging's Senior HelpLine.

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