Phone: 770-463-3333
Alliance for Retired Americans (Atlanta)
Phone: 1-202-974-8222
Web Site: www.retiredamericans.org
Phone: 1-800-438-4380
Services: Part of a broad program to conduct and support research and to distribute information about health issues for older people.
Contact: Kathleen Garner
246 Hearthstone Trail
Canton, Georgia 30114
Phone: 770-479-8899
Purpose: Provides social activities for members
Services: Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at Ryan’s in Canton at 11:30 am. Activities include planned trips, sponsors 55 alive and drivers training for 55 and over.
Eligibility: Age 50 and over
Fees: National $8.00 per year
Local $2.00 per year
Phone: 404-463-3333
Services: In partnership with the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities operates an Aging and Disability Resource Center where caregivers, family members and individuals with developmental disabilities can learn about available public and private services.
Phone: 404-872-9191
Cherokee County Senior Centers
Bells Ferry satellite Senior Center (Woodstock) Phone: 770-345-5312
Cherokee County Senior Center Phone: 770-345-5312
Waleska satellite (Waleska) Phone: 770-345-5312
Ball Ground satellite (Ball Ground) Phone: 770-345-5312
William G. Long Senior Center (Woodstock) Phone: 770-345-6518
Contact: Olene Hamilton Darby, Community Resource Specialist
1001 Univeter Road
Canton, Georgia 30115
Phone: 770-345-5312
Services: Provides hot nutritious meals and support social services for older people; some transportation provided; information and referrals provided.
Eligibility: Must be 60 years of age; priority given to those who live alone and/or those who have great needs; the Meals on Wheels program is provided for elderly, handicapped persons unable to prepare meals for themselves.
Fees: None
Phone: 770-926-5506
Services: A Subsidized apartment community for senior adults.
Community Care Services Program (CCSP)
Phone: 404-463-3333
Services: Provides community-based services as an alternative to nursing home care. These services are reimbursed under the Georgia Medicaid Waiver for Community and In-home Services and are available to functionally impaired persons who meet certain eligibility requirements. Included services are Assessment; Care coordination; adult day health; alternative living services; emergency response; home-delivered meals; home-delivered/home services and personal support services.
Phone: 1-800-677-1116
Phone: 877-426-8056
Services: A national program sponsored by local organizations providing education and travel.
Phone: 1-800-669-8387
Services: Senior Medicare fraud patrol, low-cost prescription drug assistance, health insurance assistance and counseling.
Phone: 404-657-5343
Web Site: www.gcoa.org
Phone: 1-800-669-8387
Services: Provides accurate and current information concerning long-term care insurance and supplemental policies.
Georgia Gerontology Society, Inc.
Phone: 404-870-0222
Web Site: www.georgiagerontologysociety.org
Georgia Legal Services (Gainesville) – Georgia Elderly Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)
Phone: 770-535-5717
Services: Provides legal assistance to persons 60 years of age and older
Phone: 404-679-9915 or 1-888-257-9519
Services: Hotline attorneys give legal advice, brief service and referrals to other attorneys or services where necessary. Monday-Friday, from 9:00am – 3:00pm
Phone: 706-253-1112
Services: Provides geriatric counseling, activities, day treatment and evaluations.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Phone: 404-371-3800
Services: Provides advocacy for residents in nursing homes and personal care homes.
Meals on Wheels (Cherokee County)
Phone: 770-345-5312
Services: Home-delivered meals program delivers hot, nutritious noontime meals to older individuals who are homebound and con not prepare their own meals.
Phone: 1-800-807-5030
Services: For individuals with Medicaid who are eligible to receive non-emergency medical transportation.
Phone: 770-657-5728
770-657-5726
Services: To report suspected abuse or mistreatment in a nursing home facility or to make a formal complaint.
3562 Habersham at North Lake
Building J, Suite 3
Tucker, Georgia 30084
Phone: 1-800-822-2539
Web Site: www.hmhbga.org
Services: Locate health care providers in your area that are currently accepting new Medicaid patients.
Eligibility: Must be a Medicaid recipient
Fees: None
Contact: Brian Boatwright
1000 Wyngate Parkway, Suite 100
Woodstock, Georgia 30189
Phone: 678-494-3990
678-494-3988 (FAX)
Services: Provide partial hospitalization including group and individual therapy, meals and transportation.
Hours: Office 9:00am – 5:00pm, Counseling 10:00am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday
Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age and older
Fees: Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance ac
Social Security Administration
1395 South Marietta Parkway, Suite 130
Building 100
Marietta, Georgia 30067
Phone: 1-800-772-1213
Web Site: www.ssa.gov
Services: Administration of the Social Security Act providing for retirement, survivor, disability, Medicare and supplemental security income benefits; processing applications for initial and replacement social security numbers, taking and adjudicating claims and answering questions on the programs administered by the Social Security Administration.
Eligibility: Varies according to program
Fees: None
SOURCE Program (Service Using Resources in Community Environments)
Phone: 404-463-3333
Services: An alternative to nursing home placement, provides comprehensive medical care with in-home support, including meals, non-emergency transportation, adult day care, emergency response systems, personal care, home-delivered meals, home health alternative living services and case management.
Tax Aid Program and 55 Alive Driver Safety (AARP)
Phone: 1-888-227-7669
Senior Resources
Resource lists are currently being updated. To add or update a resource please email: www.cherokeefocus.org
P.O. Box 1191 ~ Holly Springs, GA 30142 ~ Ph: 770-345-5483 ~ Fax: 770-345-0209