Aging Partners

Aging Partners plans, coordinates and advocates for older people in an eight-county area. Our mission is to enhance daily living, expand personal choices and educate the community to ensure the independence and full life of the people we serve.

Aging Partners, BikeLNK to Host Bikeshare Learning Sessions

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events May 19 Through 25

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events May 12 Through 18

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events May 5 Through 11

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events April 28 Through May 4

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events April 14 Through 20

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 31 Through April 6

Aging Partners History Lunch Events Begin in April

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 17 Through 23

Older Adults Invited to UNL Bathtub Dogs Performance

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 10 Through 16

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 3 Through 9

Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events February 24 Through March 2

View 10/11 news announcement: Lincoln named age-friendly community by AARP 

View 10/11: Mayor's news conference with:  AARP Age-Friendly Community

City Announces Age-Friendly Community Designation

Day Trip Tours 2025(PDF, 990KB)

Introductory BikeLNK Bike Share Classes(PDF, 1MB)

Join us on a group walk.(PDF, 902KB)

Health and Fitness Classes 2025 (PDF, 266KB)

Health Clinics at Victory Park(PDF, 1MB)

Aging Partners Caregiver Support Group Meetings(PDF, 442KB)

AARP Resources for Caregivers and their families

Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) - Statewide

Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Help

Answers4Families

Eldercare Locator

The Advisory Council is an advisory board to Aging Partners and its signatory member counties.

Purposes

• to support and further the goals and mission of Aging Partners.
• to act as the advocate for older citizens of the eight-county area regarding their concerns, needs, problems and issues;
• to identify and define the most pressing needs and concerns of the areas older citizens;
• to assist in the development of effective plans to meet identified needs on a prioritized and continuing basis;
• to develop, or cause to be developed, needed services, programs, or efforts to meet those identified needs and concerns;
• to monitor and evaluate services and programs for older residents to ensure that service objectives are being set in concert with the identified needs and concerns and that those objectives are being met;
• to act as a sounding board for staff by providing review and input on new or revised initiatives, strategies and projects.

Membership

• The membership of the Advisory Council shall come from the current signatory members to Aging Partners as of July 1 each year. The membership is based in part on the proportional relationship of each county's age 60 and over population and shall be as follows:
• Each county shall be entitled to one representative.
• Additionally, each county shall be entitled to one additional representative for each group of 4,000 age 60 and over residents.
• Counties with less than 4,000 – 60 and over will have at least one additional representative.
• At least half of each county's representatives to the Advisory Council must be age 60 and over.

Appointment

Appointment of representatives to the Aging Partners Advisory Council shall be the responsibility of each county's elected governing board. However, the representatives of the Primary County shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Lincoln with the concurrence of the Lincoln City Council. Current board members are:

Nebraska Area Agencies on Aging

View the coverage map.(PDF, 841KB)

Links

• Nebraska Resource and Referral System
• Administration on Aging
• ElderCare Locator
• NCOA National Associations of Area Agencies on Aging
• United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Public Health Solutions (Serving Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline and Thayer Counties)
• Four Corners (Serving Butler, Polk, Seward and York Counties)
• Three Rivers (Serving Dodge, Saunders and Washington Counties)
• Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department

• Programs and Services at-a-glance(PDF, 244KB)
• 10 Tips for Caregivers booklet(PDF, 1MB)
• Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network
• Elder Legal Services
• "Safe, Secure Seniors" Television Program Promoting Legal Services for Older Nebraskans
• View the Heart and Exercise Quiz
• Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
• Protecting Nebraska's Seniors from Fraud

• Check out this Live & Learn segment from the February show featuring Aging Partners' Jill Engel and co-host Jerry Renaud on healthy nutrition.
• Check out this Live & Learn program featuring an hour-long informative and thought-provoking program with co-host Jerry Renaud and Ryan Sothan, State Attorney General’s Office, on scam and fraud protection and prevention.
• "Git Up" Challenge
• Aging Partners Services for Seniors
• New Aging Partners Fitness Center

• Plan Ahead for Disasters
• Prepare For Emergencies Now: Information for Older Americans(PDF, 502KB)