Georgia Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
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.
Georgia Key Statistics
- 19.7% of the Georgia population is aged 60 or over with 9.6% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With a low state sales tax and no inheritance tax, it is one of the most tax friendly states for retirees, with the highest income tax set at 5.75% and an average property tax set at $1000 per $100,000 in home value.
- 38.6% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a Georgia senior (65+) is $41,448.
- 150,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Georgia.
Choosing Long Term Care in Georgia
- Georgia Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in Georgia is $20.50, making Georgia less expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- Georgia Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in Georgia is $1,435 per month making Georgia less expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- Georgia Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in Georgia is $3,335 per month making Georgia less expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- Georgia Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in Georgia is $7,148 per month making Georgia less expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
Georgia Senior Services
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
Georgia State Plan on Aging
Georgia Elder Justice and Advocacy
- Georgia Division of Aging Services – Adult Protective Services
- Georgia Division of Aging Services – Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of At-Risk Adults in Georgia
To Report Abuse of Elder Persons:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-55AGING (+1 866-552-4464) Press “3”
- File a Report
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:
- Phone: 1-800-878-6442
- Website
Georgia Support for Caregivers
- Georgia Division of Aging Services – Caregiving
- Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
- Georgia Division of Aging Services – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Georgia Senior Disaster Preparedness:
- City of Atlanta GA – Office of Emergency Preparedness
- City of Atlanta GA – Office of Emergency Preparedness: Be Ready Resources
- City of Atlanta GA – Office of Emergency Preparedness: Preparedness Tips For Older Americans
Georgia Health Care Fraud
Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman
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’
Georgia Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
Georgia Medicare and Insurance Counseling
Address: 2 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (800) 610-1863
Email: SHBPservicecenter@adp.com
Georgia Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- Georgia Division Of Aging Services – Mental Health Resources
- Georgia Division Of Aging Services – Senior Hunger
Georgia Prescription Assistance
Georgia Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- Advanced Care Transportation
- All About Medical Transportation (AAMT)
- Alterman/JETS Transportation
- Angel Companions
- Appointment Companions
- Athens Community Council on Aging Transportation
- Athens Transit
- Augusta Georgia Transit
- Bartow County Transit
- Berrien County Transit
- Brantley County Transit System
- Chatham Area Transit
- Cherokee Area Transportation System
- Coastal Regional Coaches
- Cobb County Paratransit
- Cobb Senior Services Transportation
- Columbia County Transit
- Dawson Transit
- DeKalb County Transportation
- Emma Cares Senior and Community Services of Metro Atlanta
- Fayette County Transportation
- Forsyth County Dial-A-Ride
- Fulton County Transportation
- Gwinnett County Senior Transportation
- Gwinnett County Transit
- Hall Area Transit Bus Services
- Happy People Transportation Services
- Henry County Transit
- Heritage Senior Center
- HKP Medical Transport
- I CARE (Interfaith Companion And Ride Express)
- Jackson County Transit
- Lowndes County Transit
- M.A.T.S. Transportation
- Macon-Bibb County Paratransit System
- MARTA
- METRA Transit System
- MIDS Transportation
- Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living
- Non-Emergency Atlanta Medical Transportation Services
- Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
- Owl Inc. Transportation
- Paulding Transit
- Rome Transit
- Senior Citizens Inc
- Southeastrans
- Southern Companions
- Transportation Options Program for Seniors (TOPS)
- White County Senior Center Transportation
- Whitfield County Transit Service
- Xpress
Georgia County Offices for Aging
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
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
Georgia Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Georgia Division of Aging Services
- Georgia Council on Aging
- Department of Community Health (DCH)
- Department of Human Services (DHS)
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
- Brain Injury Association of Georgia
- Center for Positive Aging
- Georgia Council of Community Ombudsmen
- Georgia Ombudsman
- Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
- Social Security Online
- The Arc’s Center for Future Planning
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Alzheimer’s Association – GA Chapter
Georgia Senior Health Studies
