Aging Resources

The Atlanta region is experiencing an unprecedented demographic shift. Between 2000 and 2015 the older adult population will double. By 2030, one out of every five residents will be over the age of 60. This change offers us a dramatic opportunity to re-imagine the way we live. ARC is working throughout the region to do just that.

As the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) also plans and provides comprehensive services to address the needs of the region's older population. The Atlanta region's Area Plan on Aging is carried out through contracts with 10 county-based aging programs and 13 specialized agencies to provide a continuum of home and community-based services. Older citizens and their families have many options, including information and referral services, case management, transportation, home-delivered meals, senior centers, legal services and more through this network of care.

To help older adults and caregivers find services, ARC has developed an extensive database of aging services providers in the Atlanta region. Those looking for services can call AgeWise Connection at 404.463.3333 to speak to a certified information and referral specialist or search the database online at the AgeWise Connection Web site.

ARC is working with counties, cities and neighborhoods to create Lifelong Communities—places where individuals can live throughout their lifetime. This process brings together housing, transportation, public health, local elected officials, planners, service providers, older adults and caregivers to develop creative policies, programs and strategies to insure that the Atlanta region is a place anyone can live, regardless of their age.

In collaboration with other AAAs around the state, ARC publishes Georgia Generations, a quarterly magazine that addresses issues of interest to family caregivers throughout the state. The magazine is distributed to hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies and libraries.