151 organizations
How senior services work in metro Atlanta
The front door for almost everything is your county's Area Agency on Aging — in metro Atlanta, that's Empowerline (run by the Atlanta Regional Commission). One call gets you screened for home-delivered meals, in-home help, transportation, and caregiver support, instead of hunting program by program.
The pieces: Meals on Wheels Atlanta and county nutrition programs deliver to homebound seniors (waitlists exist; get on anyway — they move). Senior centers are the underrated gem: hot lunch, exercise, classes, and company, usually free or a few dollars, through county senior services. Benefits: many seniors qualify for SNAP and Medicare Savings Programs that pay the Part B premium — a benefits check-up is worth real monthly money.
What to expect when you call: a friendly screening about daily needs — eating, bathing, getting around. If you're calling about a parent, have their age, county, and a sense of what's hardest right now.
Legacy Living Care LLC provides in-home medical and non-medical care. They help people with personal care, companionship, skilled nursing, dementia care, respite care, transportation, meals, and light housekeeping.
6 services
Reliable Health Care Management runs health care centers in Georgia, including Reliable Health & Rehab at Lakewood in Atlanta. The Lakewood center provides 24-hour skilled nursing, short-term rehab, therapy, IV therapy, care coordination, and help with a return home after a hospital stay.
Sylvan Hills7 services
CNS Cares is a licensed home care company for former nuclear energy workers, uranium workers, veterans, and some injured workers. They help people apply for or use Department of Labor benefits, make home care plans, provide in-home nursing and caregiver support, and help with medical equipment and supplies.
8 services
Crown Health Care Services is a home care agency in Fayetteville, Georgia. They help people who need care at home or in facilities with nursing, personal care, daily living help, respite care, medication reminders, and rides to appointments.
10 services