Calendar – Past Events

The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission’s (NEGRC) Area Agency on Aging (AAA) will hold a telephonic Public Hearing via the GoToMeeting™ platform on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.  The purpose of this meeting is to gain input into services needed for our aging population within the 12-county NEGRC planning and service area as planning is done for State Fiscal Year 2022.  Counties included are: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton Counties.  Information received from the public hearing will assist in planning and developing future AAA services.

The GoToMeeting™ can be accessed via computer, tablet or smart phone at the link: https://global.GoToMeeting.com/join/492326677.  You can also dial-in using your phone at 1(408) 650-3123. Access Code:  492-326-677.  If you are new to GoToMeeting™, get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts at the link:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/492326677.

Anyone unable to join the GoToMeeting™ Public Hearing can provide their input on Aging Services in Northeast Georgia by completing a survey.  Please go online to www.negrc.org to access and complete the Needs Assessment survey.

Written comments may be submitted no later than one week prior to the meeting and mailed to:

Peggy Jenkins, AAA Director

Northeast Georgia Regional Commission

305 Research Drive

Athens, GA 30605

or via email: pjenkins@negrc.org

For questions or further information, contact Peggy Jenkins, NEGRC’s AAA Director, at 706-583-2546 or 1(800) 474-7540.

NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMISSION

AREA AGENCY ON AGING

NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY AND QUESTIONNAIRE

SFY 2022     

Please insert your county name here:   __________________________________________________

Please review all services listed below and check the five (5) services that you, your family or your community needs. REMEMBER TO ONLY CHECK FIVE (5) SERVICES or your survey will be disqualified. It is not necessary to sign your name to the survey; only write in the county name. THESE SURVEYS WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN DETERMINING THE SERVICES YOU FEEL ARE NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTY.  Please return the completed survey to Peggy Jenkins, 305 Research Drive, Athens, GA  30605-2795. Thanks for your participation.

____Transportation (someone to drive you)

____Congregate Meals (meals served at Senior Center)

____Senior Employment (training and placement for senior jobs)

____Home Repair/Modifications (devices to assist you with daily living such as ramps, etc.)

____Nurse/Home Health/Medical Care

____Homemaker (someone to clean your home)

____Personal Care (someone to help with bathing, etc.)

____ GeorgiaCares (someone to help you understand Medicaid/Medicare and get help with medications)

____Telephone Reassurance (someone to check on you by phone)

____Legal Assistance (help with legal issues, wills, benefits, etc.)

____Money Follows the Person / Nursing Home Transition (Transitioning persons that reside in nursing homes back into the community)

____Mental Health Services (Help / information / access related to mental illness, developmental disabilities)

____Respite Care (aide to sit with your family member while the caregiver rest)

____Housing Assistance (help locating housing resources)

____Home Delivered Meals (meals delivered to your home)

____Energy Assistance (help paying for heating and cooling bills)

____Elder Abuse Counseling (education on preventing abuse of the elderly)

____Caregiver Programs (support groups, education and training for those who are caring for someone)

____Information & Assistance (information on services that are available to you)

____Adult Day Care (a day care center for adults)

____Wellness Program (education on becoming healthier)

____Kinship Care (information on help in raising grandchildren)

____Assistive Technology (devices that enable seniors and individuals with disabilities to accomplish daily living tasks, achieve greater independence and enhance quality of life)

Are there other services needed that we have not mentioned?

What are the most pressing problems for people in your community who are older or disabled?

Where or who would you call if you needed help obtaining services?

Have you or a member of your household had a problem for which you were unable to find appropriate services?  If so, please describe the issues briefly and tell us what type of service might have helped to solve the problem.

FOR CURRENT CLIENTS ONLY

What do you like about the services you’re receiving?

How can the Area Agency on Aging improve the services you are receiving?

On June 5, 2020, Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging and the local Senior Centers will host it’s annual Senior Celebration.  To be apart of this event you must be a member of a local senior center.  If you are not a member, there is still time to join prior to the event.  More details to come soon.

Northeast Georgia Senior Celebration

Jefferson Civic Center, 10am-2pm

#SeptemberIsSeniorCenterMonth#

The 2019 Georgia Senior Hunger Summit is the next step to stamping out senior hunger in Georgia. Sponsored by the Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services, the 2019 Summit will feature opportunities to learn about and share strategies to address senior hunger in Georgia. The summit will address the five focus areas of the new Senior Hunger Plan (Pub. Dec. 2017). The focus areas are as follows:

• Today’s Seniors
• Health Impact of Senior Hunger
• Food Access
• Food Waste and Reclamation
• Meeting the Community Needs

The Senior Hunger Summit brings together a diverse group of experts, policymakers and community stakeholders to heighten awareness of senior hunger in Georgia, unearth issues accompanying the problem, highlight best practices, and seed opportunities to combat senior hunger.

https://aging.georgia.gov/senior-hunger-summit