The Council on Aging of Etowah County

Name

The Council on Aging of Etowah County

Website

https://etowahcoa.org

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Council on Aging of Etowah County is a Gadsden, Alabama-based non-profit that provides Medicare enrollment counseling and education programs to elderly and disabled residents of Etowah County.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Services / Medicare Counseling

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Senior Center Lifelong Learning Programs (EDAAAMAB), Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK)

Keywords

• Medicare counseling
• Senior services
• Aging support
• Disability education
• Community nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gadsden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

The Council on Aging of Etowah County is a non-profit organization that delivers Medicare enrollment counseling and education programs to elderly residents and individuals with disabilities in Etowah County, Alabama. It operates as a small community-based advisory body providing informational and enrollment support services for its local senior and disabled population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medicare Enrollment Counseling One-on-one advisory service helping elderly residents and disabled individuals in Etowah County understand Medicare plan options and complete enrollment.
• Medicare Education Programs Educational programming designed to inform seniors and people with disabilities about Medicare benefits, coverage options, and enrollment procedures.
• Senior and Disability Support Services Community-based support services for elderly individuals and people with disabilities residing in Etowah County, Alabama.

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Technology focussed No

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Emerging players

• BenefitsCheckUp (NCOA): NCOA's online benefits-screening platform that helps seniors identify federal and state benefit programs. Increasingly serves the same beneficiaries the Etowah County Council on Aging counsels in person, representing a digital substitute for some of its core services.

Broad incumbents

• AARP: The largest U.S. membership organization for people 50+, offering Medicare education, advocacy, and community programs. A broad incumbent that competes for beneficiary attention with local councils on aging in the same educational and counseling space.
• National Council on Aging (NCOA): The leading national nonprofit organization focused on older adults, operating programs like BenefitsCheckUp and SHIP technical assistance centers. NCOA is a broad incumbent that supports and often funds local aging-services providers like the Etowah County Council on Aging.

Others

• Eldercare Locator: Federally funded public directory connecting seniors to local aging services, including councils on aging. Serves as a referral channel that can either amplify or bypass local providers like the Etowah County Council on Aging.
• Meals on Wheels America: National nonprofit network providing nutrition and wellness services to seniors, often co-located with local councils on aging. Thematically adjacent in the elder-services ecosystem and a common referral partner rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) National Technical Assistance Center: Federally funded national hub that supports local SHIP counseling, which is the same category of service the Etowah County Council on Aging provides (Medicare enrollment counseling and education). Directly comparable in mission and service category.
• Medicare Rights Center: National nonprofit that provides Medicare counseling, education, and advocacy to beneficiaries. Highly comparable to the Etowah County Council on Aging in terms of service category (Medicare enrollment counseling and education), though operating at a national rather than county scale.
• Area Agency on Aging (Region 6 / East Alabama): Regional area agency on aging that coordinates aging services in parts of Alabama, including potentially Etowah County. Operates a directly overlapping set of elder-services programs, often in coordination with local councils on aging.

Regional players

• SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) - Alabama equivalent programs: State-level Medicare counseling programs that often share funding pools and beneficiaries with local councils on aging. A regional peer in the same counseling-and-education service line.
• Alabama Department of Senior Services: State-level agency in Alabama that administers aging services, distributes SHIP funding, and coordinates with local councils on aging. A natural regional counterpart and likely funding/oversight body for the Etowah County Council on Aging.

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