Resources
Links to Resources
Following are a number of resources, companies, and links that have been helpful to our clients in the past. Please feel free to contact one of the trusted companies or organizations below. For more information or additional assistance please contact us.
Planning & Legal Services
Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer referral
404-521-0777
www.atlantabar.org
Georgia Senior Legal Hotline
404.657.9915 or 888.257.9519
Eldercare Law
Turner Law, P.C.
Robert E. Turner
404-377-6941
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Elder lawyer Referral Service
521-881-4005
www.naela.org
Medical & Healthcare
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
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
888-394-3937 or 888-638-5551(TTD)
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.tlcathome.net
Visiting Nurse
770-454-0900
www.vnhs.org
Guardian Home Care
770-664-9272
www.guardianhomecare.us
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 Groups)
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
Social Programs for Active Seniors
Lifespan Resources, Inc.
3003 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30327
404-237-7307
www.trinityatlanta.org
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
