Introduction to Aging
“Aging 101 for Georgia has been developed and produced to provide the key information people need to know about aging in Georgia. This video targets older adults and their adult children, as well as those who work with elders. It incorporates university experts on topics such as nutrition and caregiving, the Director of the Georgia Division of Aging Services, and a number of elders themselves, who share their wisdom and experiences. “
– From the Institute of Gerontology.
Aging 101 for Georgia was conceptualized and directed by Dr. Anne Glass, Assistant Director of the Institute of Gerontology in the College of Public Health, on behalf of a statewide collaborative initiative, the Gerontology Education and Training Alliance of Georgia (GET-AGE).
Community Resources
An organization based in Northeast Georgia that specializes in assisting older people and their families with making long-term care arrangements. Aging Resources, Inc. provides geriatric care services for residents in the counties of Clarke, Oconee, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe, Elbert, Hart, Walton, Morgan, Greene, Hall, Banks and Franklin counties. Their staff will evaluate and address the needs of older adults; and for families who live far away from their older loved one, their geriatric care managers will continue to coordinate and monitor the services put in place. To learn more about their services call 770-725-9064 and/or go online at http://www.agingresourcesonline.com/
Elaine Gunter, RN, BSN, CCM, is the founder and president of Aging Resources, Inc., Bogart, GA.
Located at 135 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA 30601 and is open to any Clarke County Resident age 55- 60 or older (depending on the Program in which you wish to participate).The Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Services include meals, wellness programming, education and recreation in the center, as well as outreach and visitation to homebound older adults.
An organization based in Athens that provides home care and elderly companionship services to the following Counties in Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and Oglethorpe. Home Instead Senior Care serves clients 24/7, 7 days a week, including holidays with professional caregivers. All caregivers are thoroughly screened, extensively trained, insured and bonded, and matched to your preferences. For more information call (706) 613-2224 and go on their website at http://www.homeinstead.com/245/pages/homeinsteadseniorcare.aspx
Located at 3500 Hog Mountain Rd., Watkinsville, GA and is open to any Oconee County Resident age 60 or above.The Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Services include transportation, noon meal, outreach services, recreational services, health related activities, consumer information and volunteer opportunities.
Housing Resources
- AARP Caregiving Checklists:
- In-Home Care Agency: What to Ask
- Home Safety Checklist
- Preventing Falls Checklist
- Assisted Living: What to Ask
- Nursing Homes: What to Ask
- Hospice: What to Ask
A tool to help assess the cost of long term care.
A free internet-based referral service to help identify eldercare needs including information about touring nursing and assisted living facilities, Medicare and health issues.
Research and reports on nursing homes across the US. Find survey and abuse reports on your local nursing home facility.
A free internet-based referral service to help identify eldercare resources.
A free search engine to research, evaluate and compare your senior housing options.
Provides free reports to assist with researching and comparing hospitals, nursing homes, and doctors.
Legal Resources
Information about Georgia Power of Attorney Laws.
One of America’s most popular living will resources because it is written in everyday language and helps to start and structure important conversations about end of life care. Five Wishes meets the legal requirements in 42 states (including GA) and is useful in all 50 states. It can now be purchased for a nominal fee.
Five Wishes lets family members and doctors know:
- Who you want to make health care decisions for you when you can't make them.
- The kind of medical treatment you want or don't want.
- How comfortable you want to be.
- How you want people to treat you.
- What you want your loved ones to know.
Medical/Safety Resources
A free online seminar called “We Need to Talk” to help families determine how to assess their loved one’s driving skills. Tools are included to help families have this important conversation.
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Personal Medication Record
- Organize Documents
St. Mary’s recently opened its Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care facility in 2010 at Highland Hills Village. Programs and amenities can be found at
http://www.stmarysathens.org/services/older_adults.html
Monitoring Devices
HTCare provides simple, unobtrusive solutions that aid caregivers, and assist seniors with aging in place. HTCare helps to create an interim phase called "Monitored Living" whereby a system can unobtrusively monitor your loved one's Activities of Daily Living, then, based on rules that you establish, alerts you to any worrisome deviations. HTCare is located off of Hog Mountain Rd., behind the shopping center on the left.
HTCare
1071 Jamestown Blvd
Suite D-3
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Ph. # (706) 769-7979
Seniordrivers.org is a website portal for senior drivers, their families, researchers, and alternative transportation providers that provides information on general safe driving and tools for measuring driving skills.
Other Helpful Resources
The DHS-DAS administers a statewide system of services for senior citizens, their families and caregivers. They work with other aging agencies and organizations to effectively and efficiently respond to the needs of elderly Georgians. The DAS vision is to assist older Georgians in Living Longer, Living Safely, and Living Well. They can be contacted by calling 1-866-55AGING or 1-866-552-4464 or through their website at http://www.aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHS-DAS/
