Thank you for visiting the Tompkins County Office for the Aging, your point of entry into aging services in Tompkins County. We provide objective and unbiased information regarding the array of services available for older adults and their caregivers. Established in 1975, our mission is to assist older adults and persons with long term care needs to live independently in their homes and communities with quality of life and dignity.

Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
214 W. Martin Luther King Jr./State Street (Human Services Annex Building)
Ithaca, NY 14850
Telephone: (607) 274-5482

Recent News/Upcoming Events and Announcements

• Emergency HEAP opens January 2, 2020
• New Caregiver Support Group beginning January 7, 2020
• Tompkins County Office for the Aging Seeks to Recognize the Contributions of Volunteers in Our Community
• Tompkins County awarded grant from the Health Foundation of Western & Central NY to develop Age Friendly Center of Excellence 
• 2019 Needs Assessment Report
• Tompkins County Office for the Aging-2020 proposed plan abstract
• Tompkins County Office for the Aging-2018 Annual Report
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is recruiting volunteers for Tompkins, Schuyler and Chemung counties.
• Age Friendly Ithaca and Tompkins County Action Plan

We offer Language Interpretation services for all of our programs. 

Tompkins County's Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and Language Assistance Plan (LAP).