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Medicaid & benefits3 min readPublished on 18/07/2026

What is the Area Agency on Aging, and how can it help?

A free local resource most families overlook — how your county AAA can help with assessments, benefits and options counseling.

Why this article matters

Built to reduce uncertainty for families who need to understand costs, urgency, waiting lists and real options.

Every region has an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) — a free, government-funded resource for older adults and their families. Most families never call it. They should.

What they do

Options counseling, help understanding Medicaid and other benefits, in-home service referrals, caregiver support, and connections to long-term-care ombudsmen who advocate for residents.

How to reach yours

Search the federal Eldercare Locator or call your county’s aging services line. Ask for a needs assessment and options counseling as a starting point.

Pair the AAA’s local knowledge with a clear shortlist of facilities and you’ll move faster with fewer wrong turns.

Want a clear shortlist before you start calling?

If you don't know which nursing homes to contact first, Curalune Care Help can prepare an ordered shortlist of 3 to 5 suitable options — with contacts, useful links and a ready-to-send message you can put to all of them at once.

The service helps you organise the search. $89, one-off. If you don't receive at least 3 homes matching the area and criteria you gave us, we refund you in full. It does not replace the home's own assessment and does not guarantee admission, price or bed availability.

Important limit

Curalune offers practical help with the search and orientation. Admission, pricing, bed availability and the final assessment always rest with the nursing homes and the competent authorities (your state Medicaid agency, the state survey agency and Medicare).

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Choose how much you want to handle

Receive the shortlist and contact the homes yourself, or ask Curalune to handle contacts and follow-ups too.

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Compare homes and costs in your area

Fees can differ by thousands within the same area. An operator identifies 3–5 options relevant to the case and the budget, with verified contacts and the cost information available.

The guarantee covers the search and does not guarantee availability, admission or public funding.

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Would you rather leave it all to us?

With Curalune Care Help Complete we select the compatible nursing homes and then do the most tiring round ourselves — we contact them, follow up with those who do not reply and keep you posted on the responses, through to the written summary. We handle three cases at a time.

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Three care homes to review yourself

Suggested by location, not by care needs. Confirm suitability and current availability directly with each care home.

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