The Georgia Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in Georgia. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $20.50 an hour for home care to $7,148 a month for skilled nursing care, Georgia is typically less expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organizations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
Department Of Human Services – Division Of Aging Services
Address: 2 Peachtree Street N.W., 33rd Floor, Atlanta, Ga 30303
Primary: (404) 657-5258
Fax: (404) 657-5285
Toll-Free: (866) 552-4464
To Report Abuse of Elder Persons:
To report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an older adult residing in a long-term care facility contact the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation:
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Department Of Human Services – Division Of Aging Services
Address: 2 Peachtree Street N.W., 33rd Floor, Atlanta, Ga 30303
Phone: (866) 552-4464 and select option ‘5’
Address: 2 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (800) 610-1863
Email: SHBPservicecenter@adp.com
Atlanta Regional Commission Aging Division
(Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale)
Address: 229 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303
Primary: (866) 552-4464
Primary: (404) 463-3333
Coastal Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Bryan, Bullock, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh) Address: 1181 Coastal Dr., SW, Darien, GA 31305
Phone: (912) 437-0800
Fax: (912) 437-0801
CSRA Area Agency on Aging
(Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes)
Address: 3626 Walton Way Extension, Suite 300, Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: 706-210-2000
Fax: 706-210-2006
Heart of Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox)
Address: 331 West Parker St., Baxley, GA 31513
Phone: 912-367-3648
Legacy Link Georgia Mountains Area Agency on Aging
(Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White)
Address: 4080 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood, GA 30566
Phone: 770-538-2650
Phone: 800-845-5465
Fax: 770-538-2660
Middle Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson)
Address: 175-C Emery Hwy., Macon, GA 31217
Phone: (478) 751-6160
Fax: (478) 751-6517
Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton)
Address: 305 Research Dr., Athens, GA 30610
Phone: (706) 583-2546
Toll Free: 1 (800) 474-7540
Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield)
Address: 1 Jackson Hill Dr., Rome, GA 30161
Phone: 1-800-759-2963
River Valley Area Agency on Aging
(Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster)
Address: 710 Front Ave., Suite A, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: 1-877-819-6348
Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging
(Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware)
Address: 1725 South Georgia Pkwy., West Waycross, GA 31503
Phone: 912-285-6097
SOWEGA Council on Aging Southwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging (Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth)
Address: 335 W. Society Ave., Albany, GA 31701
Phone: 229-432-1124
Phone: 800-282-6612
Three Rivers Area Agency on Aging
(Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson) Address: 13273 Hwy. 34 East, Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: (678) 552-2838
Toll Free: 1-866-854-5652
Fax: (770) 854-5402 or (706) 675-9210