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*[http://www.pcacares.org/news-about-aging/ News About Aging] | *[http://www.pcacares.org/news-about-aging/ News About Aging] | ||
*[http://www.pcacares.org/professionals/ Tools, Resources, and Career Info for Professional Service Providers] | *[http://www.pcacares.org/professionals/ Tools, Resources, and Career Info for Professional Service Providers] | ||
*[http://www.pcacares.org/get-assistance/find-a-service-provider/results/?search_id=2&service_id=849 Affordable Housing Providers] | *[http://www.pcacares.org/get-assistance/find-a-service-provider/results/?search_id=2&service_id=849 PCA Directory of Affordable Housing Providers] | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 18 April 2017
Resources and Services for Older Adults
A private nonprofit organization founded in 1973, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), is the fourth largest in a nationwide network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), and the largest in Pennsylvania. Brought into being by the federal Older Americans Act, these AAAs are mandated to “facilitate the area-wide development and implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated system for providing long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of older individuals and their family caregivers.” PCA carries out this mission through advocacy, fund administration, planning, program development and service coordination. (MORE)