All of us are experiencing aging, and the majority of us age 55+ want to age where we live now. However, most of us don't understand the implications of aging in place and how it will affect us and our families. This resource section will give you a good start to understand what we have already declared for the last third of our lives.
The Atlanta Regional Commission
As the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) also plans and provides comprehensive services to address the needs of the region's older population. The Atlanta region's Area Plan on Aging is carried out through contracts with 10 county-based aging programs and 13 specialized agencies to provide a continuum of home and community-based services. Older citizens and their families have many options, including information and referral services, case management, transportation, home-delivered meals, senior centers, legal services and more through this network of care. To help older adults and caregivers find services, ARC has developed an extensive database of aging services providers in the Atlanta region. See below for a phone number and link to AgeWise Connections.
ARC is working with counties, cities and neighborhoods to create Lifelong Communities—places where individuals can live throughout their lifetime. This process brings together housing, transportation, public health, local elected officials, planners, service providers, older adults and caregivers to develop creative policies, programs and strategies to insure that the Atlanta region is a place anyone can live, regardless of their age. In collaboration with other AAAs around the state, ARC publishes Georgia Generations, a quarterly magazine that addresses issues of interest to family caregivers throughout the state. The magazine is distributed to hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies and libraries..
Call 404-463-3333 or Visit the AgeWise Connection Website
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