Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?

  • Central Savannah River Region – serving Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes Counties
  • Coastal Georgia Region – serving Bryan, Bullock, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long and McIntosh Counties
  • Georgia Mountains Region – serving Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White Counties
  • Heart of Georgia Region – serving Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox Counties Lower
  • Chattahoochee Georgia Region – serving Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and Webster Counties
  • Metro Atlanta Region – serving Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale Counties
  • Middle Georgia Region – serving Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson Counties
  • Northeast Georgia Region – serving Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton Counties
  • Northwest Georgia Region – serving Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield Counties
  • Southern Crescent Region – serving Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spaulding, Troup and Upson Counties
  • Southeast Georgia Region – serving Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charleton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner and Ware Counties
  • Southwest Georgia Region – serving Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth Counties – call 800-282-6612

State Government:

State Associations and Non-Profits:

  • AARP of Georgia
  • Alzheimer’s Association - Georgia Chapter
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman – contact your Area Agency on Aging – Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs were established in each state by the Older Americans’ Act to enhance the quality of life, improve care, protect rights, and promote the dignity of residents in a long-term care facility.

Legal Assistance:

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