Area Agency on Aging

Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities provides older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers long term care choices and consumer protection so they can achieve the highest quality of life. We are a private, non-profit organization specializing in helping older adults and people with disabilities meet their long-term care goals. We provide long-term care programs to assist individuals with disabilities to remain in home or community-based settings as opposed to institutionalized care settings. We also provide family caregiver support programs, consumer protection and education, information on long-term care and more.  Direction Home Akron Canton has been a leader in long-term care for more than 40 years and we’ve served thousands of people throughout Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne Counties.