Arizona Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The Arizona Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Arizona. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $25.00 an hour for home care to $8,136 a month for skilled nursing care, Arizona is typically a similar price as the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organisations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Arizona Key Statistics
- 23.1% of the Arizona population is aged 60 or over with 11.3% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With no inheritance & estate tax, it is one of the most tax friendly states for retirees, with the highest income tax set at 4.54% and an average property tax set at $754 per $100,000 in home value.
- 54.8% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for an Arizona senior (65+) is $45,223.
- 150,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Arizona.
Choosing Long Term Care in Arizona
- Arizona Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in Arizona is $25.00, making Arizona more expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- Arizona Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in Arizona is $2,102 per month making Arizona more expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- Arizona Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in Arizona is $3,750 per month making Arizona less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- Arizona Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in Arizona is $8,136 per month making Arizona less expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
Arizona Senior Services
Arizona Department of Economic Security – Older Adults
Address: 1717 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4791
Arizona Department of Health Services
Address: 150 North 18th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-1025
Fax: (602) 542-0883
Arizona Governor Office on Aging
Address: 1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 240, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4710
Fax: (602) 542-4774
Arizona State Plan on Aging
Arizona Alzheimer’s State Plan
Arizona Elder Justice and Advocacy
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Adult Protection Services
- Arizona Adult Protection Services Action Plan
- Arizona Attorney General – Elder Abuse Information and Training Guide
- Arizona Attorney General – Task Force Against Senior Abuse (TASA)
Arizona Adult Protective Services
Address: 1789 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-0010
To report Elder Abuse call 1-877-SOS-ADULT (1-877-767-2385)
To report Elder Abuse online: Arizona Adult Protective Services Reporting Form
To report Elder Abuse email: seniorabuse@azag.gov
Arizona Support for Caregivers
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Family Caregiver Support
- Arizona Caregiver Coalition
- Arizona Direct Care Initiative
- Arizona Attorney General – Resources for Hiring Caregivers
Arizona Caregiver Resource Line: 888-737-7494
Caregiver Action Network Resource Line: 855-227-3640
Arizona Health Care Fraud
- Senior Medicare Patrol – Medicare Fraud Protection
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Senior Medicare Patrol
- Arizona Attorney General – Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Arizona SMP Helpline: 1-800-432-4040
Arizona Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Office of Arizona State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Address: 1789 W. Jefferson Street, Mail Drop 6288, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-6454
Arizona Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS)
Address: 801 E. Jefferson Street, MD 3900, Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Phone (toll-free): 888-621-6880
Fax (toll-free): 888-507-3313
Arizona Medicare and Insurance Counseling
Confidential SHIP Assistance Helpline: 1-800-432-4040
Volunteer for SHIP: 1-800-432-4040
Arizona Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Healthy Living
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Congregate and Home-delivered Meals
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
Arizona Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association
- B & B Transportation
- Benevilla
- Benson Area Transit
- Chandler Gilbert Arc
- City of Bisbee Bus System
- Desert Health Service
- Douglas Rides Program
- Duet
- Eastside Neighbors Volunteer Program
- Elite Medical Transport
- Foothills Caring Corps
- Friends in Deed
- Havasu Mobility
- Huachuca Shuttle
- Kingman KART
- La Paz County Health Department
- Lend a Hand
- Mo MedTrans
- Mountain Lift Services
- Mountain Line
- Navajo Transit System
- Neighbors Who Care
- Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG)
- Northwest Valley Connect
- Prescott Dial-A-Ride
- Quality Transport Services
- River Valley Seniors
- Scottsdale Cab Connection
- Scottsdale’s Trolley System
- Servant’s Heart Transportation
- Sierra Vista Volunteer Interfaith Caregiver Program
- Sun Shuttle
- The Red Rose
- The Round Valley Senior Center
- Tolleson Senior Center
- Valley Metro
- Valley Metro RideChoice
- Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition
- Vista Transit
- Yuma County Area Transit
Arizona County Offices for Aging
Area Agency on Aging, Region One (Maricopa County)
Address: 1366 E. Thomas Rd, Suite 108, Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Phone: 602.264.2255
Fax: 602.230.9132
Toll Free: 888.783.7500
Pima Council on Aging (Pima County)
Address: 8467 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85710
Phone: (520) 790-7262
Fax: (520) 790-7577
Northern Arizona Council of Governments (Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, Apache Counties)
Address: 119 East Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: (928) 774-1895
Fax: (928) 773-1135
Northern Arizona Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging – Prescott Valley Office
Address: 3130 Robert Rd, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Phone: (928) 775-9993
Toll Free: 1-877-521-3500
Northern Arizona Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging – Flagstaff Office
Address: 323 N San Francisco Ste. A, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: (877) 521-3500
Toll Free: (877) 521-3500
Western Arizona Council of Governments (La Paz, Yuma Counties)
Address:1235 S. Redondo Center Dr., Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928.782.1886
Western Arizona Council of Governments (Mohave County)
Address: 208 N. 4th St., Kingman, AZ 86401
Phone: 928.753.6247
Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, Area Agency on Aging, Region V
Address: 8969 W. McCartney Road, Casa Grande, AZ 85194
Phone: 520-836-2758
Phone: 1-800-293-9393
Fax: 520-421-2033
South Eastern Arizona Governments Organization Area Agency on Aging (Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz Counties)
Address: Bisbee Senior Association, 300 Collins Rd., Bisbee, AZ 85603
Phone: 520.432.2528
Navajo Area Agency on Aging
Address: Department of Health, Administration Bldg. 2 -#2296, Window Rock, AZ 86515.
Phone: (928) 871-6350
Fax: (928) 871-6255
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Area Agency on Aging
Address: 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 258-4822
Fax: (602) 258-4825
American Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Navajo Area Agency on Aging
Address: Department of Health, Administration Bldg. 2 -#2296, Window Rock, AZ 86515.
Phone: (928) 871-6350
Fax: (928) 871-6255
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Area Agency on Aging
Address: 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 258-4822
Fax: (602) 258-4825
Pascua Yaqui Association – Liogue Senior Center
Address: 7601 S. Camino Benem Building B., Tucson, Arizona 85757,
Phone: 520-879-5530
Fax: 520-879-5604
Quechan Indian Tribe- Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Address: PO Box 1899, Yuma, AZ 85366
Phone: (760) 572-0213
Fax: (760) 572-2102
San Carlos Apache Tribe- San Carlos Older Adult Center
Address: Health Dept. – Building 15, San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, AZ 85550
Phone: (928) 475-2318
Yavapai Apache Nation- Senior Program
Address: 1622 Beecher Street, Clarksdale, AZ 86324
Phone: (928) 634-7235
White Mountain Apache Tribe – Elderly Services Program
Address: 201 E Walnut St., White River, AZ 85941
Phone: (928) 338-4346
Hopi Tribal Council – Hopi Office of Aging & Adult Services
Address: PO Box 123, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Phone: (928) 734-3552
Fax: (928) 734-3559
Cocopah Indian Tribe
Address: 14515 South Veterans Drive, Somerton, AZ 85350
Phone: (928) 627-2102
Fax: (928) 627-3173
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Address: PO Box 17779, Fountain Hills, AZ 85269
Phone: (480) 789-7000
Gila River Indian Community Elderly Services Program
Address: PO Box 97, Sacaton, AZ 85147
Phone: (520) 562-9694
Havasupai Tribal Council
Address: PO Box 10, Supai, AZ 864
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Senior Services
Address: 10005 East Osborne Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone: (480) 362-7740
Tohono O’odham Nation
Address: PO Box 837, Sells, AZ 85634
Phone: (520) 383-6075
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
Arizona Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Arizona Department of Economic Security – Adult Protection Services
- Arizona Attorney General – Resources for Seniors
- Arizona Assisted Living Federation
- Arizona 211 Community Information and Referral/Senior Services
- Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) – Long Term Care, Assisted Living Facilities – Licensing
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Alzheimers Association – Arizona
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
- Arizona Department of Health Services – Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
- The University of Arizona Health Sciences – Research in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System – Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Awareness Efforts
- Arizona Governor Office on Aging – Alzheimer’s Task Force
Arizona Senior Health Studies
- Arizona Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
- America’s Health Rankings – Arizona
