Services We Provide

Nutrition Programs

Senior Nutrition Centers (See Contact page for locations)
  • Lunch served Monday-Friday, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm
  • Eligible clients, 60 years and older, receive a meal for the recommended donation of $3.50 per meal. For guests under 60, the meal charge is $7.00.

Services at Senior Centers
  • Nutrition education information
  • Health and wellness information and programs
  • Recreational activities
  • Exercise equipment and Wii programs
  • Foot clinics
  • Homebound meal delivery for eligible clients 60 years of age and older; hot or frozen meals depending on location. Recommended donation of $3.50 per meal.

Community Service
  • Better Living, Agency monthly newspaper published monthly in the Joplin Globe
  • Information and resources for senior concerns
  • Classes of interest to seniors
  • Pamphlets and brochures on wide variety of topics for seniors and their families
  • Speaker’s bureau
  • Participation in health fairs and shows

Family Caregiver
  • Information and assistance for caregivers and families
  • Assessment for services
  • Temporary homemaker services
  • Respite services
  • Personal Care

Ombudsman Program
  • Advocate for residents of care facilities
  • Offers information and assistance in working with and choosing a care facility
  • Trains volunteers to visit care facility residents and serves as advocate for their needs
  • Provides in-service to facilities
  • AAAX’s Ombudsman can be reached at (417) 862-3598 (Council of Churches)

Cyber Cafe’
  • Computers with internet access available for seniors (available during business hours)

Medicare Information & Counseling
  • Medicare information
  • Medicare Part D analysis and enrollment assistance
  • MORx application and assistance
  • Help with enrollment in other prescription drug assistance programs

Information and Resource Center
  • Provides information on a wide variety of subjects for seniors and their families
  • Various programs of interest offered at senior centers and central office

Legal Assistance
  • Services provide by Legal Aid of Southwest Missouri at (417) 782-1650.
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Services through this agency are available to persons 60 years of age and older who live in our service area. Priority is given to those individuals with the greatest economic and social need. Information and family caregiver services are provided to people of all ages.

Region X services are funded with federal and state dollars, business and private donations. All services are provided on a contribution basis. No one is denied service because of an inability to contribute. The Agency, along with its contractors, relies heavily upon contributions, donations, and volunteers to serve as many people as possible.

Donations are extremely important to our funding and make it possible for us to continue the many programs we offer in our service area. If you would like to make a donation online, click on the Donate button on our homepage. If you would prefer to mail in a donation, submit to the address below. All donations are greatly appreciated!

Area Agency on Aging Region X
P.O. Box 3990
Joplin, MO 64803
Missouri Property Tax Credit

The Missouri Property Tax Credit Claim gives credit to certain senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they have paid for the year. The credit is for a maximum of $750 for renters and $1,100 for owners who owned and occupied their home. The actual credit is based on the amount of real estate taxes or rent paid and total household income (taxable and nontaxable).If you rent from a facility that does not pay property taxes, you are not eligible for a Property Tax Credit.

The Area Agency on Aging provides Property Tax Credit assistance during tax season only (and as long as staff is available). Schedules will be posted shortly before tax season.

​Click here for the Property Tax Credit Qualification Chart​