Links to Resources

Following are a number of resources, companies, and links that have been of great help to our clients in the past. Please feel free to contact one of the trusted companies or resources below. For more information or additional assistance please contact us.

Planning & Legal Services

Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer referral
404-521-0777
www.atlantabar.org

Atlanta Legal Aid
404-524-5711
www.atlantalegalaid.org

Cobb County Legal Aid
770-528-2565

Dekalb County Legal Aid
404-377-0701

Gwinnett County Legal Aid
678-376-4545

South Fulton/Clayton County Legal Aid
404-669-0233

Georgia Senior Legal Hotline
404-657-9915 or 888-257-9519

Eldercare Law

Hurley Elder Care Law
Miles P. Hurley
404-843-0121
www.hurleyeclaw.com

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Elder lawyer Referral Service
521-881-4005
www.naela.org

Government Agencies & Services - National

American Red Cross
770-428-2695
www.redcross.org
www.redcrossatlanta.org

Medicare Help Line
800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Part A 800-842-4621
Medicare Part B 800-727-0827

National Association of Retired Federal Employees
770-801-5320
www.narfe.org

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov
Own Your Own Future, Long Term Planning Kit

Also visit www.eldercare.gov – This is an elder care locator which is provided by the U.S. Administration on Aging.  An information specialist can also be reached at 800-677-1116.

 

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Government Agencies & Services – Local

Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
404-463-3100
www.atlantaregional.com
The Atlanta Regional Commission plans and provides comprehensive services to address the needs of the regional older population.  The Atlanta region is a 10 county based program which provides a continuum of home and community based services.  They provide information and referral services to elders and their families.  This includes information, referral services, case management, transportation services, home delivered meals, senior centers and legal services. 

AgeWise Connection provides an extensive database of aging service providers.  To speak to a specialist call 404-463-3333 or visit the website at www.agewiseconnection.com

Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
404-370-5000
www.dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov

Tax Aid Program & 55 Alive Driver’s Safety through AARP
(Free tax preparation & “55 Alive” Driving Locations)
888-227-7669
www.aarp.org/money/taxaide

Department of Community Health
404-463-4257
www.communityhealth.state.ga.us

The Department of Veterans Affairs
800-827-1000 – Local Office
www.va.gov

Aging & Senior Services

AARP
404-888-0077
www.aarp.org

Age Wise Connection
404-463-3333
www.agewiseconnection.com
A Database of providers for housing, home-delivered meals, adult day care, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription assistance programs, etc…

Catholic Social Services
404-885-7208
www.cssatlanta.com

Georgia Adult Victims Advocate Program
888-774-0152

Georgia Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
404-872-9191
www.gahsa.org

Georgia Council of Aging
404-657-5343
www.gcoa.org
Researches and published materials to increase public awareness and understanding of issues of concern to Georgia’s adult population.

Georgia Department of Human Resources – Division of Aging Services
404-657-5258
www.aging.dhr.georgia.gov
A statewide system of services for senior citizens, their families and caregivers.

Georgia Gerontology Society
404-870-0222
www.georgiagerontologysociety.org

Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
770-795-7779

Senior Companion Program
404-351-3889

Source Program – Wesley Woods Center (serves Fulton & Dekalb County)
404-778-7777
www.emoryhealthcare.org
A program that provides an alternative to nursing home placement for the at-risk elderly who need medical care & personal care but prefer to stay in their own home.  The services include meals, adult day health, assistance with bathing, housekeeping, care management and non-emergency transportation.

CCSP, Community Care Service Poviders
Provides the same services as Source, and additionally provides personal care home placement. 
404-463-3333

Cobb County

Cobb Senior Services
www.seniors.cobbcountyga.gov

Dekalb County

Dekalb County Senior Services
770-322-2950
www.co.dekalb.ga.us

Senior Connection, Inc. (Dekalb)
770-455-7602

Fulton County

Fulton County Senior Services
404-730-4000
www.co.fulton.ga.us

Senior Services North Fulton
770-993-1906
www.ssnf.net
Provides services for seniors in North Fulton County
Senior Citizen Services, Inc.
404-351-3889
www.scsatl.org
provides services for senior inside the perimeter

Gwinnett County

Gwinnett Council for Seniors
770-822-5147

Gwinnett County Senior Services
770-822-8845
www.co.gwinnett.ga.us

Insurance

GeorgiaCares
800-669-8387
GeorgiaCares is a state-wide coalition of partners that seeks to educate and provide assistance to all Medicare beneficiaries.  They provide information on Medicare, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Supplemental Insurance (Medigap), Long-Term Care Insurance, Medicare Savings Programs & Low Cost Prescription Assistance Programs.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office
404-656-2070
www.inscomm.state.ga.us

HICARE
404-463-3350

Medigap Insurance – Medicares supplement insurance
404-656-2056

Medical & Healthcare

Hospitals

Atlanta Medical Center
404-265-3521
www.atlantamedcenter.com

Crawford Long Hospital
404-686-4411
www.emoryhealthcare.com

Dekalb Medical Center North Decatur Road
404-501-1000
www.dekalbmedicalcenter.org

Emory Dunwoody Medical Center
770-454-2000
www.emorydunwoody.org

Emory University Hospital
404-712-2000
www.emoryhealthcare.org

Grady Memorial Hospital
404-616-4307
www.gradyhealthsystem.org

Gwinnett Medical Center
678-442-5000
www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org

Northside Hospital
404-851-8000
www.northside.com

Piedmont Hospital
404-605-5000
www.piedmonthospital.org

St. Joseph’s Hospital
404-851-7001
www.stjosephsatlanta.org

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
770-793-5000
www.wellstar.org

Wesley Woods Hospital – Geriatric care
404-778-7777
www.emoryhealthcare.org

Hearing Resources

Georgia Council for Hearing Impaired
404-292-5312
www.gahci.org

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
404-325-3630
800-718-7483
www.galions.org/lighthouse/

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind
Regional Office 404-766-9625
www.hknc.org

The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta
404-815-4321
www.avc-atlanta.org

Resources for the Blind

American Foundation for the Blind
404-525-2303

Blind & Low Vision Services of North Georgia
770-432-7280
www.blvsgeorgia.org

Center for the Visually Impaired
404-875-9011
www.cviatlanta.org

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
404-325-3630
800-718-7483
www.galions.org/lighthouse/

Helen Keller Nation Center for Deaf-Blind
Regional Office 404-766-9625
www.hknc.org

Library for the Blind & Dyslexic
404-756-4619

National Eye Care Project
800-222-3937

Prevent Blindness Georgia
404-266-0071
www.pbga.org

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
888-394-3937 or 888-638-5551(TTD)

 

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Specialized Organizations – Health or Disease Focused

Alcoholics Anonymous-Central Office
404-525-3178
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
www.atlantaaa.org

Alzheimer’s Association
Georgia Chapter 404-728-1181
800-272-3900
www.alzga.org

American Cancer Society
Assistance and Resources for Cancer Patients
404-320-3333
800-227-2345
www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association
404-355-4393
404-320-7100
www.diabetes.org

American Foundation for the Blind
404-525-2303

American Heart Association
770-952-1316
www.americanheart.org

American Kidney Fund
770-395-6211
www.kidneyfund.org

American Liver Foundation
404-633-9169
www.liverfoundation.org
www.liverfoundation.org/georgia

American Lung Association of Georgia
770-434-5864
www.lungusa.org
www.alaga.org

American Parkinson’s Disease Association
404-728-6552
www.apdaparkinson.org

American Stroke Association
888-478-7653
800-553-6321
www.strokeassociation.org

Arthritis Foundation
404-872-7100
800-283-7800
www.arthritis.org

Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia
404-527-7155

Friends of Disabled Adults
770-491-9014
www.fodac.org

Georgia Diabetic Association, Inc.
770-433-9044

Leukemia Society of America
Georgia Chapter 770-438-6006
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Lupus Foundation of America
770-952-3891
www.lupus.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association
770-621-9800
www.mdausa.org

Multiple Sclerosis Society
Georgia Chapter 404-256-9700
www.nmss.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation
770-452-7100
www.nof.org

Stroke Connection Information Line
800-553-6321

United Ostomy Association, Inc.
800-826-0826

Mental Health – General Resources

American Suicide Foundation – Southeastern
404-250-0159

Georgia Psychological Association
404-351-9555
www.gapsychology.org
provides referrals to therapists

National Mental Health Association of Georgia
404-527-7175
800-933-9896
www.ciclt.com/nmhag
provides community education about mental health and advocacy

NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
800-950-6264
has an excellent website for mental health information and ways to find support
www.nami.org

Community Service Board
Provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, residential services, day programs, crisis intervention, case management and access to affordable mental health prescription drug coverage.

Cobb & Douglas County Community Service Board
770-429-5000

Dekalb County Service Board
404-294-3834

Fulton County Department of MHDDAD
404-730-0225

Gwinnett, Rockdale & Newton County Community Service Board
800-241-3175

Mental Health Centers

Fuqua Center for Late-Life Depression
Atlanta, Georgia
404-778-7777
www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/fuqua/

Care Counseling Center of Georgia
404-636-1457
www.cccgeorgia.org
Formerly known as Georgia Association for Pastoral Care
Provides counseling that respects religious/spiritual faith

Peachford Behavioral Health System – Senior Adult Program
Dunwoody, Georgia
770-454-2302
www.peachfordhospital.com

Eastside Heritage Center – Senior Mental Health Program
Snellville, Georgia
770-985-6460
www.emoryeastside.com

Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Atlanta, Georgia
404-728-6950
www.med.emory.edu/ADRC

Compeer Atlanta, Inc.
Georgia Mental Health Institute
404-894-8667

Ridgeview Institute Seniors Program
770-434-4567
www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Geriatric mental health and substance abuse unit.  Also treats dementia.
For admissions ask for Access Center
For information call Donna McGrane 770-434-4567 ext. 3008

Summit Ridge Geriatric Program
Lawrenceville, Georgia 
678-442-5800
www.gwinnetthealth.org

Therapists

Eclipse Counseling Center
Einat Toledano, LCSW
770-923-1778
Provides psychotherapy, family counseling and bills Medicare.  Will travel to the senior’s home or assisted living facility.

JG Options, LLC
Johnna Gardner, LCSW
770-414-9742
Provides psychotherapy, family counseling and bills Medicare.  Will travel to the senior’s home or assisted living facility.

Senior Counseling Services
Stephen Marley, LCSW
678-525-1983
Provides psychotherapy, family counseling and bills Medicare.  Will travel to the senior’s home or assisted living facility.

Pet Therapy

K9 Companions
770-849-5569
Carolyn Puckett, MS, NCC, LPC
Provides counseling and animal assisted therapy in facility settings

Happy Tails Pet Therapy
770-740-8211
www.happytrailspets.org
Provides pet visitation to seniors in facility settings

 

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Housing

Age Wise Connection
404-463-3333
www.agewiseconnection.com
A database of providers for housing

A Place for Mom – Provides placement services into assisted living facilities and nursing homes
770-924-4086
www.aplaceformom.com

Assisted Senior Placement – Provides placement services into assisted living and personal care home settings
770-924-3253
www.seniorplacement.com

Assisted Living Federation of America
404-377-7526
www.alfa.org

Carefinder Help Line
770-427-7575

Housemate Match
770-395-2597

Candace Kortovich, Housing Counselor
Provides roommates for seniors, allowing the senior to remain in the home. Also has in-home non-live in care giving services.

Georgia Association of Home & Services for the Aging
404-872-9191

Georgia Nursing Home Association
404-284-8700
www.gnha.org

Landlord/Tenant Help Line (Tenant Rights)
404-206-5343

Hospice

Hospice service provided in homes, assisted living, hospitals, nursing homes and inpatient hospice units

Heartland Hospice
770-614-9046
www.heartlandhospice.com

Embracing Hospice Care
404-659-0110

VITAS Innovation Hospice Care
404-250-1806
800-938-4827
www.vitas.com

Visiting Nurse Hospice Atlanta
404-869-3000
www.vnhs.org

In-Homecare – Non-Medical Services

Provides personal care services such as assistance with grooming, bathing, meal preparation, etc.

Always-Care
404-266-8773
www.alwayscare.com

Care Minders Home Care
770-509-0942
www.careminders.com

ComForcare
770-649-9930
www.comforcare.com

At Home by Sunrise Senior Living
770-992-5820
www.sunriseseniorliving,com

Home Health – Nursing Services

Provides registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical, occupational and speech therapists as well as aides and sitters to deal with disease management at home.

Always-Care
404-266-8773
www.alwayscare.com

Central Home Health, An Amedisys Company
770-953-8570
also provides psychiatric home health
www.amedisys.com

Tender Loving Care, Staff Builders Home Health Care
678-323-1640
also provides psychiatric home health
www.tlcatlhome.com

Visiting Nurse
770-454-0900
www.vnhs.org

Guardian Home Care
770-664-9272
www.guardianhomecare.us

Financial Assistance

Bellsouth – Customers with Disabilities (TTY)
800-251-5325

Bellsouth – Customers with Disabilities (voice)
800-982-2891

Bellsouth Discount Program (LifeLine)
888-757-6500
go through the multiple menus until you get to billing.  Ask for “LifeLine”

Georgia Power Senior Discount Program
888-660-5890

Pension Counseling Hotline
800-669-8387

State Funded Heating Assistance Program
404-320-0166

Nutrition/Meals

National Center for Nutrition Hotline
800-366-1655

Cobb County

Cobb Senior Services
770-528-5364

Dekalb County

Senior Connection, Inc.
770-455-7602

Dekalb County Office of Senior Affairs
770-322-2950

Kosher Meals on Wheels
404-352-7921

Fulton County

Center for Positive Aging
404-872-9191

First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
404-228-7729

Fulton County Office of Aging
404-730-6000

Fulton County Senior Collaborative
404-730-6000

Jewish Family & Career Services
404-352-7921

Project Open Hand – Atlanta
404-872-8089

Senior Citizen Services, Inc.
404-351-3889

South Fulton Senior Services, Inc.
404-730-6000

Hapeville Neighborhood Senior Center
404-762-3660

Senior Services North Fulton, Inc.
404-730-6000

Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County Senior Services
678-377-4150

Meals on Wheels
678-377-4150

 

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Transportation Services

Alterman/JETS Transport Program (non-emergency)
770-677-9339

Assisted Transport Services
770-419-1789

I Care Volunteer Drivers Service
770-419-1789

Lifespan Resources
404-237-7307

Elder Abuse Reporting

Adult Protective Services
404-657-5250
to report abuse of individuals in private settings

Office of Regulatory Services
404-657-5728
to report abuse in senior care facilities: nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living and memory care facilities. 

Georgia Adult Victims Advocate Program
888-774-0152

Caregiver Resources

Alzheimer’s Association (Support Group’s)
404-728-1181
800-272-3900
www.alzga.org

Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
215-945-6900
www.caps4caregivers.org

AARP
404-463-3333
www.aarp.org/families/caregiving

Sunrise Senior Living
www.sunriseseniorliving.com
free on-line newsletter or magazine for caregivers

Senior Centers

Each county’s senior services division can provide a complete list of all senior centers and multipurpose facilities.

Cobb County Senior Services
770-528-5364

Cherokee County Senior Services
770-345-5312

Dekalb County Department of Aging Information
404-687-7117

Fulton County, Central Senior Services
404-351-3889

North Fulton County Senior Services
770-993-1906

Forsyth & Hall County Senior Services
770-538-2650

Gwinnett County Senior Services
678-377-4150

Adult Day Care

Many Assisted Living Communities offer adult day care programs

Cobb County

Wellington Place Assisted Living of Kennesaw
2800 Jiles Road
Kennesaw, GA  30144
770-514-9966

Cobb Senior Services
277 South Fairground Street
Marietta, GA  30060
770-528-5399

Mt. Bethel Senior Day Care Center
4608 Lower Roswell Road, N.E.
Marietta, GA  30068
770-579-9224

Dekalb County

WeKare Adult Day Care and Placement Services
4441 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA  30035
404-288-1212

Weinstein Center, Adult Day Services
5300 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA  30338
770-458-3614
www.atlantajcc.org

Decatur AME Zion Church
4065 Snapfinger Road
Lithonia, GA  30088
404-786-5809

Caring Unlimited Adult Day Care Center
4605 Rockbridge Road
Stone Mountain, GA  30083
404-296-1910

Fulton County

Fulton County Office of Aging
115 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA  30303
404-730-6000

Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility
677 Fairburn Road N.W.
Atlanta, GA  30331
404-699-8580

Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility
515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue
Atlanta, GA  30312
404-523-3378

Intergenerational Resource Center
444 Edgewood Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA  30312
404-524-1023

Plymouth Harbor Day Program
2676 Clairmont Road
Atlanta, GA  30329
404-633-4506

Senior Citizen Services, Inc.
1705 Commerce Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA  30318
404-352-1897

Wesley Haven Adult Day Care
4105 Briarcliff Road
Atlanta, GA  30345
404-634-1178

William E. Schatten Adult Day Club
600 Peachtree Battle Avenue
Atlanta, GA  30327
404-355-5222 x 235

Christ the King Day Habilitation Services
5155 Scofield Road
College Park, GA  30349
404-767-4171

Fellowship Senior Adult Day Center
4530 Janice Drive
College Park, GA  30337
404-766-6498

H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility
2885 Church Street
East Point, GA  30344
404-762-4821

Manor on the Square Assisted Living
550 Barrington Drive
Roswell, GA  30075
770-993-8040

Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex
6500 Vernon Woods Drive, Building A
Sandy Springs, GA  30328
404-705-4913

Christian City Retirement Community
7290 Lester Road
Union City, GA  30291
770-703-2667
www.christiancity.org

Visions Care Adult Day Health
6703 Shannon Parkway
Union City, GA  30291
770-306-5004

The Weinstein Center, Buckhead
1705 Commerce Drive
Atlanta, Georgia  30318
404-351-6711

Gwinnett County

Menax Healthcare & Adult Day Center
81 Maddox Road
Buford, GA  30518
770-614-8557

VNHS Buford Senior Day Club
2755 Sawnee Avenue
Buford, GA   30518
770-614-2529

Best Care Assisted Living
2775 Cruse Road #1401
Lawrenceville, GA  30044
770-717-8588

Grace Arbor – First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville
395 West Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, GA  30045
770-963-0386 X126

LeeAnnas Adult Day Care of Gwinnett
2775 Cruse Road
Lawrenceville, GA  30044
770-931-4006

Walton-Gwinnett Adult Day Care
198 Main Street
Loganville, GA  30052
770-466-3590

MEI Services, Inc., Adult Day Care
5054 Singleton Road
Norcross, GA  30093
770-931-8591

Calvin Cove Day Program
2208 East Main Street
Snellville, GA  30078
770-979-9676

Emory Adult Day Health
2795 Scenic Highway 124
Snellville, GA  30078
678-615-1266

SarahCare at Johns Creek
4265 Johns Creek Parkway
Suite B
Suwanee, GA  30024
770-476-8400

 

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Social Programs for Active Seniors

Lifespan Resources, Inc.
3003 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA  30327
404-237-7307
www.trinityatlanta,org/lifespan/

PALS, Perimeter Adult Learning & Services, Inc.
1548 Mount Vernon Road
Dunwoody, GA  30338
770-698-0801
www.palsonline.org

The Weinstein Center
Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA  30338
770-396-3250
www.atlantajcc.org

Center for Positive Aging
404-872-9191

Lou Walker Multipurpose Facility for Active Older Adults
2538 Panola Road
Mithonia, GA  30058

Center for Active Seniors – Eldercare Systems, Inc.
2245 Dillard Street
Tucker, GA  30084
770-496-5735